This is how I've always regarded heaven and hell. One represents total order and control, the other represemts anarchy and chaos. For most of us, an eternity spent in a lawless land where we can be ourselves is better than living in an orderly state where you cannot, will not be different to others.

After all, Heaven's a utopia, but our ideas of a utopia are all different. If it was an actual static place then you'd need to have a league of people with the exact same thoughts, ideals, aspirations, and abilities.

He looks like the general in every modern movie that grumbles and goes "hhrbrbrb BOMB IRAN hrrgbgbtb"

I think that just due to the evidence of flowing water having existed on Mars, people think that back in its hayday Mars was exactly like Earth when it has no reason to be. Earth for billions of years was fucking deadly to life despite water being on the planet.

Least interesting place that coincidentally is the closest to us and if we can get the infrastructure set up, will provide a powerful base of operations for missions to other places?

Mars and Venus might be more interesting but if we can't set up shop on the moon then abandon any hope of leaving Earth for any other reasons.

And if you make it to 100 then just recommend some bizarre genuinely unrelated thing as the trick to keeping you alive.

Imagine waking up to an article posted on this sub saying "the sun is getting smaller"