My Christmas wish:
That Elon Musk gets the spacecrafts he needs completed within the next three weeks so he can head to Mars and build the self-sustaining civilization he sees as humanity’s “life insurance” against extinction on Earth.
On Musk’s first voyage he should take 47, the current cabinet, and of course himself. They can all pretend they are kings of the universe instead of the United States. Meanwhile, the rest of us earthbound people can ignore the entire Mars contingency and go on with our lives.
On subsequent voyages all the MAGA people can join their chosen leader. This would make room for us here at home to return to a two-party system that does not include fascists.
Realistically I know it will take decades before anyone actually moves to Mars. There are practical matters like housing, oxygen, and a transportation system.
I can assure you that if I had a billion dollars I would not spend it building a colony on Mars. Oh, wait, neither is Musk. Most of the money in his companies is the result of government contracts, including U.S. government contracts.
Sigh.
So I will settle for a more reasonable Christmas wish:
May the coming days be gentle, full of small joys and good company. That is a wish worth sending into the universe, and one we can actually make come true.
P.S. Let them build a new world on Mars. I’ll keep working on this one, one cup of coffee, one conversation, and one holiday season at a time.
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