Reddit, and especially its Futurology sub, is peppered with articles about Elon Musk. I guess the click bait works well with his name in it.
On the list of the problems United States is facing today, colonizing Mars should really NOT be a priority. This endeavor, if ever undertaken by human kind, should be a JOINT effort by the whole human civilization, not by the US government giving billion dollar contracts to SpaceX, which is what Mr. Musk specifically wants.
The United States currently faces a failing healthcare, education and prison industry. The available money shouldn't be going to SpaceX or NASA, it should be going towards those in need and towards reforms of those industries. Going to Mars should be a joint effort, like the International Space Station, however, I do not see the European, Russian or Chinese space stations advocating colonizing Mars, mainly it's just Mr. Musk
To underline, I do NOT oppose Mr. Musks companies - Tesla and SpaceX. It's great that SpaceX is researching rocket technology and putting people to work. However, Musk's ultimate goal in all this is self-fulfillment and enrichment. He wants to be famous. He wants to be rich. He is now both.
He is advocating things that directly financially benefit him. This must be understood and remembered in relation to all the online PR his team generates daily to prop up Tesla's stock price while it keeps losing money every quarter without fail.
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