>The farther from the Earth, the farther from the explosion from a world ending event.
Don't end the world then. Hypothetical Mars colony is doomed anyway without support from Earth.
>There's water and c02. You don't need anything else.
You need huge amounts of energy, storage and processing facilities. And water is not that easy to find and use on Mars. You should check the videos, really enlightening.
>I wouldn't dismiss SpaceX with a Youtube video.
Nobody is dismissing SpaceX with a Youtube video. The Starship and Mars mission are being thoroughly dissected which is relevant to the topic.
>The great thing is, who cares about the people negging, it'll get done anyway,
“Going to Mars reads like that ad for Shackleton going to the Antarctic. You know, it’s dangerous, it’s uncomfortable, it’s a long journey, you might not come back alive. But it’s a glorious adventure, and it will be an amazing experience.
You probably won’t have good food. If an arduous and dangerous journey where you may not come back alive—but it’s a glorious adventure—sounds appealing, Mars is the place. That’s the ad. That’s the ad for Mars. Honestly, a bunch of people probably will die in the beginning. It’s tough sledding over there. We’re not going to make anyone go. It’s volunteers only.” - Musk
I don't think they should die. But maybe it's just me.