By that logic, life should have stayed in the sea.
... And yes, there are loads of sci fi heads who talk about this stuff without thinking about it deeply. But those are just noisy internet fanboys and fangirls. It doesn't mean everyone interested in this topic is thinking about it in such a shallow way.
I came up with a shorthand description a while back: cross Everest ascent with WWI submarining. Something like that.
If I were younger, with no kids, and had the opportunity to do it, I would seriously consider it. I would want to spend many years training, studying, and doing terrestrial experiments first though. The way to do terribly hard things is not by being reckless; there's already enough unknown unknowns, you want to be as thorough as you can about preparing for the knowns.
We could create large simulated environments here to test things like construction techniques and survival strategies, which would be a very good idea. If the transportation capability materializes, I hope to see teams doing that.
I also think you are underestimating ingenuity, especially very highly motivated ingenuity. The horrible difficulty of life in "stock" habitats would be quite a motivator.
... And yes, there are loads of sci fi heads who talk about this stuff without thinking about it deeply. But those are just noisy internet fanboys and fangirls. It doesn't mean everyone interested in this topic is thinking about it in such a shallow way.
I came up with a shorthand description a while back: cross Everest ascent with WWI submarining. Something like that.
If I were younger, with no kids, and had the opportunity to do it, I would seriously consider it. I would want to spend many years training, studying, and doing terrestrial experiments first though. The way to do terribly hard things is not by being reckless; there's already enough unknown unknowns, you want to be as thorough as you can about preparing for the knowns.
We could create large simulated environments here to test things like construction techniques and survival strategies, which would be a very good idea. If the transportation capability materializes, I hope to see teams doing that.
I also think you are underestimating ingenuity, especially very highly motivated ingenuity. The horrible difficulty of life in "stock" habitats would be quite a motivator.