Mars is essentially humanities last hope. Although we don't particularly see it now, the planet we call home is slowly dying and disintegrating because of us. Instead of fixing our behavior before it really is too late, we're looking to the sky.
A manned mission to Mars would take decades to plan. Not to mention the fact that it takes about a year to get to that red planet. Without any fuel stops. After reaching Mars, we have to fully know if our species can really live on it. Mars has similar size and density to Earth, but it has a drastically different air composition, it has extremely different weather patterns, and the last time life was on Mars was millions of years ago... and that was bacteria. The colonization of this red planet would be long and difficult and not everyone would be capable of going. For some odd reason, we believe this jump to a completely new planet is our answer. Instead of just taking care of the one we have now.
Personally, I believe Mars should be visited and traveled to, but not colonized. Ever since we made this discovery that Mars could be the solution to our dying planet and looming timeline, fixing and taking care of Earth hasn't been a priority.
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