/sci/ - Science & Math

As much is it may inflame the Zubrin crowd, we really do need to colonize the moon first. The Gateway project and its successor, industrial projects, science and habitation. The "people" will probably go straight from the moon to Mars, just because they're the most qualified and adventurous. So by the time they get to Mars they'll be 2 cultural degrees separate from Earth as a nationless incorporated entity of some sort. Governments will have realized launching their own assets is far too much work. Whatever media the consume will be the shaping force on Mars. And there is a bandwidth limit for this kind of exchange. One person can only consume so much static media per unit of time, emulating some sort of pre-internet entertainment broadcasting mechanics.