Originally Posted by ISP James
also on the topic of technology and automation, i have to say that maybe using mars for things other than life might be practical... for example, certain industries could remain on mars?
Great point. There's plenty of scifi shows that have whole planets just for manufacturing something(s).
Imagine a whole planet for making cars. They'd have a whole planet full of people who do nothing but design and make cars. Or machines helping a lot I'm sure. But with that kind of dedication, just imagine what they could come up with. Generations of people doing nothing but making cars, a whole planet of them.
Maybe not cars but some form of transportation.
Or how about a planet that just makes food. Food for 5 other planets.