“It’s a fixer-upper of a planet, but we could make it work.” [Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX] The idea of colonizing Mars seems pretty far away, but consider Apollo. No one thought it could happen except NASA, and it seems like that is true for Mars One. Mars One could help humans more than just unhinging that need to explore and find new things. Colonizing Mars could help people fix dwindling resources, fix overpopulation, and escape global warming.
Natural fuel is a very costly and limited thing humans need to live comfortably. Mars has an abundant pocket of natural fuel that could be used to fuel cars and spaceships. With more natural fuel there could be more energy. Burning fossil fuel like natural gas on Mars could