Elon Musk recently said that there's a 70% chance he goes to Mars. Their follow-up questions was this...
Is Mars going to be an escape hatch for rich people?
I thought his response brought some interesting points to light. Check it out (his answer starts @ 22 seconds in).
via Axios
"Really the ad to go to Mars would be like Shackleton's ad to go to the Antarctic. It's going to be hard. There's a good chance of death ... going in a little can through deep space."
Elon is a controversial character; he may be the closest we have to a real life Bruce Wayne, but he's also been forced to stepdown as Chairman of Tesla, has many controversial tweets, and is widely considered an eccentric.
That being said ... I have to respect what he's accomplished, and his approach to his businesses.
Elon comes from the mindset of "what's possible?" not "how can I make the most money consistently over time?"
When asked why you climb the mountain, the answer doesn't have to be profound ... because it's there, or to see if I can are valid answers.
If you need rationale, Dr. Zubrin, President of the Mars Society puts it eloquently.
NASA's Ames Research Center via YouTube
Human expansion has been furthered greatly by selfish endeavors - and that's okay.
What's your metaphorical flight to Mars? What's the idea that you want to make a reality? You can accomplish a lot when you're aligned with your goals.
A Look Back At The Future, Part 2
As the holiday season begins, I was thinking about my father.
I love him and miss him ... but, truth be told, I teased him mercilessly about being technologically challenged (especially around the holidays, when I'd buy him a new gadget – only to roll on the floor laughing while watching him try to figure it out).
Karma is a bitch! My Dad used to say "whatever you make fun of me for ... will happen to you."
I didn't yet realize how fast the world was changing ... or how quickly I'd find it hard to keep up.
In 2015 I wrote an article about this titled "A Look Back at The Future".
It's only four years later ... and somehow my realizations seem out-dated.
It's not just me, it's everyone!
Realize that human perception is linear, but technological growth isn't.
As technology progression evolves and quickens, it is going to get harder to keep up.
Check out this video from 1974 ... It shows Arthur C. Clarke making some impressive guesses about the future of technology.
Now that we're here, it may not seem like an impressive prediction ... but how cool was it that Arthur C. Clarke believed a computer would fit on a desk in 1974?
Do you think that you can predict what a computer will look like in 2034?
Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, augmented reality, neuro-interfaces, etc. are all going to change the face and nature of computing and perhaps life itself.
We live in exciting times!
Onwards.
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