I think I answered this already, but yes, again by far. If for no other reason than not needing a controlled environment to live. Like I can go outside without protective gear on.
>But arguing that if it did exist, you would be better off than if it didn't.
My point is that, even if we did have the technology you would still be worse off. There is a reason nobody who isn't a scientist lives in Antarctica.
>Green field, long shot projects don't have a good reason to be worth doing?
That's not what I said. I think those exist (AGI, Fusion, Asteroid mining) and have a good cost/benefit ratio. I see no practical upside to send human flesh to Mars or any planet or moon for that matter. Either as an exploration tool or as some kind of existential "backup." Send robots.
Seriously, you'd pick a planet undergoing a mass dying rather than one with all the support you need to live independently? Make a cot in a firestorm?
And sure if you wanna assume the same tech as that used by us in Antarctica right now and somehow make an equivalence between that and a hypothetical self sufficient colony and all of the attendant tech.
I see lots of obvious upsides, as stated before. It's quite clear that there's massive upsides to sending people to Mars and working towards a self sufficient colony there. Namely, redundancy of civilization and the obvious economic and tech impact. Of course you should pursue this colony.
Yes, I would rather be on a planet that has something left after a mass dying and a known history of it's growth cycles than a planet that has NOTHING LIVING ON IT to start with. Not really sure how else to say this, so I won't say it anymore.
I think I answered this already, but yes, again by far. If for no other reason than not needing a controlled environment to live. Like I can go outside without protective gear on.
>But arguing that if it did exist, you would be better off than if it didn't.
My point is that, even if we did have the technology you would still be worse off. There is a reason nobody who isn't a scientist lives in Antarctica.
>Green field, long shot projects don't have a good reason to be worth doing?
That's not what I said. I think those exist (AGI, Fusion, Asteroid mining) and have a good cost/benefit ratio. I see no practical upside to send human flesh to Mars or any planet or moon for that matter. Either as an exploration tool or as some kind of existential "backup." Send robots.