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Lebronwon
04/25/21 2:00:12 PM
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https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/25/elon-musk-mars-people-will-die-2026/

Elon Musk made a startling comment about the impending voyage to Mars, saying, "A bunch of people will probably die." Elon was deep in conversation with Peter Diamandis, founder of the X Prize Foundation, when they talked about Musk's dream for humans to set foot on the Red Planet by 2026. NASA's projection was 2033. Elon waxed a little poetic, saying, "Going to Mars reads like that advert for Shackleton going to the Antarctic. You know it is dangerous. It's uncomfortable, and it's a long journey." And then, he lowered the boom ... "You might not come back alive, but it is a glorious adventure and it will be an amazing experience ... Yeah, honestly, a bunch of people will probably die in the beginning."

Thing is ... he may be truth-telling, despite people not wanting to hear it. Elon's take is that the upside justifies the downside ... "For the first time in the four and a half billion year history of Earth it has been possible to extend life beyond Earth and make life multi-planetary." He went on ... "Humanity is the agent of life and we have an obligation to ensure the creatures of Earth continue even if there is a calamity on Earth, whether it is man-made or a natural calamity - if you look at the fossil record there are many mass extinctions. It is about ensuring we pass that threshold where it is self-sustaining if some calamity prevents the ships from going there." Musk, who was barefoot during the interview, ominously asked, "What comes first - a self-sustaining city on Mars or World War Three?"



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BilalPowell
04/25/21 2:02:34 PM
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Modern day version of the Mayflower trip I guess.

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PoundGarden
04/25/21 2:02:40 PM
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He's not wrong, massive leaps forward tend to come with unfortunate loss of life while perfecting the tech

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Master Kazuya
04/25/21 2:02:51 PM
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You'd have to be a moron to want to go to Mars anyway

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monkmith
04/25/21 2:04:35 PM
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i mean if you go with his plan sure. its why NASA set a date for the 2030s, to actually do the correct amount of testing required for that.

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AtelierRyza3462
04/25/21 2:04:44 PM
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Yea there'll be a situation where they have to do a space walk to repair the ship and one guy will untether to be a hero and drift off into space....

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Maninstagnate
04/25/21 2:07:26 PM
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People won't care. We were talking about this at work and everyone gladly said they will definitely take the risk to be a pioneer of the red planet.
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Crescente
04/25/21 2:08:09 PM
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If I could, I would go. I would be one of the first humans to go to Mars. History baby.
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COVxy
04/25/21 2:08:30 PM
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Advancement to get human feet onto a planet that's a-priori unlivable rather than actually maintain our optimal planet.

But muh sci-fi space travels.

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lilORANG
04/25/21 2:12:04 PM
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People have died every time we try to explore somewhere new.
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IShall_Run_Amok
04/25/21 2:12:15 PM
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"Some of you may die, but its a sacrifice I am willing to make."

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COVxy
04/25/21 2:12:56 PM
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metallica846 posted...
Things were great in England too, and yet people still wanted to jump on a boat a sail into oblivion.

Are you saying that we know so little about mars that it could be livable?

Lol.

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ArchNemo
04/25/21 2:16:22 PM
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Does Mars have wi-fi? No?

I'm good here

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bknight
04/25/21 2:19:28 PM
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Poor space dog and space chimp, always sacrificed first for the sake of humanity.
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archedsoul
04/25/21 2:19:55 PM
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If I wanted to go to a desolate wasteland, I'd just go to Antarctica.

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Sir Will
04/25/21 2:21:52 PM
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Probably, yes. But we're also nowhere near ready to try yet.

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Vicious_Dios
04/25/21 2:24:25 PM
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archedsoul posted...
If I wanted to go to a desolate wasteland, I'd just go to Antarctica.


Better bring a flame thrower, some dynamite, and a four-dent military Sombrero.

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Arcanine2009
04/25/21 2:26:36 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
But that is a sacrifice he is willing to make
he? no all the people going will be. don't think he will ever go to mars. not first wave at least.

the first trips to mars will be one way anyway

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monkmith
04/25/21 2:27:34 PM
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Arcanine2009 posted...
he? no all the people going will be. don't think he will ever go to mars. not first wave at least.

the first trips to mars will be one way anyway

if you go with his plan sure. he doesn't give a fuck how many people die for him to make money though.

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COVxy
04/25/21 2:30:47 PM
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metallica846 posted...
Is that how you read what I said?

Only way to make those situations remotely similar.

We know what to expect from Mars. No real reason to send humans there.

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thronedfire2
04/25/21 2:33:55 PM
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metallica846 posted...
Things were great in England too, and yet people still wanted to jump on a boat a sail into oblivion.

they just thought they were going the long way to India, not to an uninhabitable part of the planet


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VTBM
04/25/21 2:38:10 PM
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It's amazing to know that there are so many people who think there wouldn't be any deaths, regardless of who is doing it.

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Returning_CEmen
04/25/21 2:40:45 PM
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At least hes being truthful.
Humanity is a plague tho. We dont need to keep infecting other planets and existing past our time.

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COVxy
04/25/21 2:44:15 PM
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metallica846 posted...
Yes, obviously its a naturally uninhabitable planet. We would make it habitable.

Our only track record is the reverse lol.

In fact, we have overtly avoided habitating areas of earth that are harsher.

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COVxy
04/25/21 2:51:43 PM
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"earthlings"

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Trumble
04/25/21 2:52:30 PM
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If it's willing volunteers who are aware of that risk, and feel the contribution they are making to society and/or the personal payoff is worth that risk, then I don't see the problem. It'd only be an issue if he was forcing unwilling people to take it.

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nemu
04/25/21 2:52:31 PM
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The risk is inevitable, but our technology allows for a lot more testing of variables than the past as well.
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Arcanine2009
04/25/21 4:01:06 PM
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monkmith posted...
if you go with his plan sure. he doesn't give a fuck how many people die for him to make money though.
this was before elon musk announced his proposal by 2026 or whatever. It's way too expensive for a return trip. you'd have to build a rocket over there.

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Njolk
04/25/21 4:12:56 PM
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People died exploring Africa

People died exploring the ocean

People died exploring the New World

People died exploring the moon

People will die exploring Mars -- "what an asshole! He doesn't value life!"
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NinjaWarrior455
04/25/21 4:22:55 PM
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If its all Elon fanboys then bring it on

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megamanfreakXD
04/25/21 4:25:14 PM
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Just play NMS with VR honestly.

AAYYYY LMAO

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Orlando_Jordan
04/25/21 4:26:12 PM
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Returning_CEmen posted...
At least hes being truthful.
Humanity is a plague tho. We dont need to keep infecting other planets and existing past our time.
Sephiroth, is that you?

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CableZL
04/25/21 4:27:30 PM
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ArchNemo posted...
Does Mars have wi-fi? No?

I'm good here
We're certainly not controlling the devices we've sent to Mars via a long fiber strand

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Paragon21XX
04/25/21 4:29:43 PM
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Arcanine2009 posted...
he? no all the people going will be.
You have just whoosh'd yourself.

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AP3Brain
04/25/21 4:31:48 PM
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We can't even set up a base on the moon. I don't know why he has the obsession with putting people on a dead planet.
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Orlando_Jordan
04/25/21 4:37:02 PM
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AP3Brain posted...
We can't even set up a base on the moon. I don't know why he has the obsession with putting people on a dead planet.
He wants to be a historical figure.

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Crescente
04/25/21 4:40:01 PM
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The difference between the moon and mars is that mars is more similar to earth than the moon. Starting a colony/future permanent settlement would be much more suitable on Mars. Mars could become Earth 2 one day.
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COVxy
04/25/21 4:43:10 PM
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Crescente posted...
Mars could become Earth 2 one day.

Lol wut?

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Machete
04/25/21 4:44:45 PM
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Elon musk should design a rocket to get to mars that runs strictly on farts
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Rain_Dust
04/25/21 4:44:57 PM
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Tons of people died crossing the sea and land to discover new lands. Same principle here. Discovery costs sacrifice.

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