He proclaims he'll get stuff to Mars and Presto! there will be a city of millions of people.
I think he's in the same gravity well of credulity that his cult followers are also in, where landing on Mars is the Epic Science Victory, show completion score, roll credits, and everything after that can be dismissed until it happens.
Imagine Elon had a detailed 10,000 people Mars starter city plan that he made public to much fanfare.
He sort of did: it was a picture of a Texas-style mega highway with fucking cars, but with a red background.
That sounds about right. Who needs stuff like food, air, and protection from deadly radiation when you've got a car that you're gonna drive to... Wait a minute. Drive to where exactly?
Much like the rest of "singularity" power fantasies, there's often a drought of actual imagination and the core of the vision is some idealized 1950s shit, but with more chrome and glass and living forever with superpowers.
I think he's in the same gravity well of
credulity that his cult followers are also in, where landing on Mars is the Epic Science Victory, show completion score, roll credits, and everything after that can be dismissed until it happens.
He sort of did: it was a picture of a Texas-style mega highway with fucking cars, but with a red background.
That sounds about right. Who needs stuff like food, air, and protection from deadly radiation when you've got a car that you're gonna drive to... Wait a minute. Drive to where exactly?
Carbrain is a helluva drug.
Much like the rest of "singularity" power fantasies, there's often a drought of actual imagination and the core of the vision is some idealized 1950s shit, but with more chrome and glass and living forever with superpowers.
"Cars on Mars" sounds like an Onion headline.