Go to Mars and forget all of our problems, or stay on Earth and try to solve our current problems? This is a question we all have in our minds. But which one is the right option? Our “old” house, the “new” habitat.
Scientists are trying to find a new place to live because of all the problems that are going on on Earth; to be more specific: hunger, poverty, and environmental pollution. What promises us that these problems won’t come with us to our new home? Let’s try to imagine that it’s the year 2167 and we have a stable city on Mars that we are living in. There is a good side, just like on Earth, with no problems, rich quality food, never-ending money, and the crispest air. Then there is the bad side: the one with poor people, no money, trashy food, and factory air. What was the point of even going to another planet if we are just going to keep on doing the same things we did before? Before we know it, Mars will be just like Earth. We need to solve our previous mistakes in order not to repeat them again in a different environment. While the idea of going to Mars might seem like a solution to escaping our problems, that’s exactly the opposite. The truth is, if we don’t change the things that caused problems here on Earth—like poverty, environmental pollution, and hunger—those same issues are going to chase us to Mars as well.
Despite the urge to travel to another planet, too many social issues are detrimental across the globe. Poverty, hunger, and pollution—avoid unnecessary measures for otherwise functioning populations—as long as we haven’t tried to relocate to a second planet. If we go with Mars, America has already announced it. So essentially, if digits decrease here, they’ll just increase elsewhere. It’s not the answer to travel to Mars. There should be developments on Earth that can sustain more significant developments to make Earth sustainable; making Earth a sustainable utopia that eliminates poverty, hunger, and pollution is a better option for humanity and a better preparation for them if they ever have to go to Mars or outer space. Let’s hope digits do not increase on another planet; however, once they find out there’s no option for them on Earth, hopefully digits can make whatever life they have on Earth sustainable for all.
Instead of running away from our problems, we should focus on solving them here first. If we can solve the issues we face on Earth, we might be better prepared to build a better future on Mars.
This is a general reminder that escaping your problems is not the solution, and it’s up to us to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself—whether on Earth or on Mars or even in our own lives.
