This is an English translation of an article I wrote for a German magazine. The article looks into the post apocalyptic strategies the wealthy and ultrarich are focusing on. Main point: The rich are as afraid of the collapse of society as anyone else, but their means to face the calamity are on another level.
Elon Musk says he wants to go to Mars to save the “seed of humanity”. Ummm… save the current planet instead of dreaming about living in space. No grass, trees, animals, nature, breathable air. Takea half a year to get there and the gravity is different.
It is atupid to think Mars is any kind of option. He will spend the rest of his money on his rockets rather than improving the world around him.
There’s no way that Mars will be an option for anyone now living, but it might be in the future. If it takes 100 years, for example, we need to start now to limit the apocalyptic window
Spend the money eliminating the apocalyptic window.
Let’s just get Elon Musk to Mars and decide from there.
The good news is that if you believe someone should dedicate their life to this cause you should start with you.