BREAKING : scientists discover weaknesses in ice shelf holding back Antarctica’s 'doomsday' glacier suggesting it could shatter within the next 3 to 5 years— Ben See (@ClimateBen) December 13, 2021
Can someone give me good news? Maybe this is a fake story?
If you're just talking about a contingency plan, I don't think that implies Elon thinks he's wrong, just that he's hedging a bet. I'm sure you've read stuff about him back in the aughts etc but none of the accounts of him back then suggest to me that he's particularly grounded in reality.
there are two basic interpretations of the "mars" plan
humans will terraform mars and it'll become a major haven for human life. This is what some people unironically believe and it is obviously totally delusional.
humans will spend enormous amounts of money to create a base on mars or the moon
I think #2 is possible, and probably is what elon is trying to make happen or believes can happen. I don't think that's particularly unreasonable
If you're just talking about a contingency plan, I don't think that implies Elon thinks he's wrong, just that he's hedging a bet. I'm sure you've read stuff about him back in the aughts etc but none of the accounts of him back then suggest to me that he's particularly grounded in reality.
there are two basic interpretations of the "mars" plan
humans will terraform mars and it'll become a major haven for human life. This is what some people unironically believe and it is obviously totally delusional.
humans will spend enormous amounts of money to create a base on mars or the moon
I think #2 is possible, and probably is what elon is trying to make happen or believes can happen. I don't think that's particularly unreasonable