So there's been alot of space-hype for the past few years. Interstellar (movie). Cosmos (tv). And now there's the upcoming The Martian, based on a novel about a guy who had to live on Mars.
and then we have this.
Mars One is a program who's goal is to screen a thousand contestants and put 20 into Mars. Permanently. To start a colony and and become permanent residents on the planet (and do research I'm presuming) or something. Let's say you're already qualified and get the opportunity to be one of the lucky 20 if you ever entered, would you do it?
I don't really know anything about living conditions in Mars, but I'd rather focus on what exactly you'd be leaving behind.
Friends. Family. Essentially your whole life. You'd be all-set though, and wouldn't have to worry about money or the future. It'd be like having a mansion on an island. An island separated by miles of antimatter and darkness. It takes less than a year give or take to goto Mars, but that is still a long ass time. Can you imagine yourself sitting in that ship or in hypersleep or something, thinking to yourself how you can never take your decision back?
Dropping everything to live on Mars VS sticking to Earth and all its foibles. Discuss.
I mean the answer might be pretty obvious (No), but you never know. Maybe someone here would harbor a deep down desire to go and just leave it all behind.
