Mars
In which Rat is ready to help
Good time of day, humans!
We’re catching up with Elon’s ramblings…
Transcript:
Rat's Human: — They’re already discussing what government to have on Mars.
Rat: — It seems they could use some help.
Rat: — What if we let them take our government with them?
To be fair, Elon has been talking about this since at least 20161, but now there’s a whole website dedicated to this:
Law on Mars: Government of Mars
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Here’s how government will work on Mars, according to Elon Musk, Vox, June 3, 2016
Let it be Elon Musk for King, as long as he permanently emigrates there.
I'm a lifelong science-fiction reader—the topic of governance on the Moon and Mars and elsewhere has been extensively explored in fiction. Some interesting ideas and, of course, many cautionary tales (because the story must have a plot!)