Colonies on Mars require more than engineering
selenianboondocks.comI think you dramatically underestimate the number of motivated, trained people who find the current societal conditions on Earth untenable.
By the way, this is not just a cheap shot at the Trump administration. The issues are much wider than that.
If you shoot only tech onto Mars, it might actually be nice there. But without you. If humans come with it it will be the same as here. I just don't see the point tbh. Why not make this planet better instead?