“Oh, you are asking me about an actual problem with my unrealistic plans to colonize Mars? I have no idea, but I must say we plan to colonize Mars soon in order to get money from the stupid investors, lmao”

https://twitter.com/marinakoren/status/1461114697713954820

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Maybe some clever ways to reduce radiation effects; maybe some dumb as fuck ones! Maybe we just throw workers out there with nothing and say good luck! Maybe we find clever ways to ENHANCE radiation effects! And we get super soldiers! Tesla Troops! It’s a whole new world of possibilities!

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The amount of radiation, bar storms isn’t so bad. Shielded habs should work to keep exposure at safe levels.

It’s not perfect, since you’ll probably get heightened cancer rates over a lifetime, but it’s less of an issue than five other ways mars is gonna try to kill you.

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I suspect that we’re simply going to do the math and conclude “Humans can survive on Mars for 5-10 years before the radiation gets them, and we can send up new workers every 2-3 years, so as long as the rockets keep firing everything will be fine”. And then the mass graves of Mars will form the foundation of every building on the planet within a generation.

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