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Let it be Elon Musk for King, as long as he permanently emigrates there.

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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!)

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You won’t be able to open the back door and escape the coop. Simply speaking the law of survival will be paramount.

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Martian gov will be suffocating, naturally.

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How about no government. Let people who decide to live there work it out among themselves.

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Ha! here's a similar satiric post I put up a week ago. https://johnsonp.substack.com/p/the-race-to-the-moon

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We usually learn to walk before learning to fly, Elon?

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they came have them all ! the whole in DC. We will do just fine with our locals.

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And chaos will lead to order?

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Do you know the old joke about the difference between an pessimist and an optimist? ;)

Pessimist: — Were screwed, it can't get any worse.

Optimist: — Don't worry, it can!

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I hadn't heard that, but all of my grandparents came here from Eastern Europe, so I am that kind of optimist;)

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chaos? you mean there is order now?

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Chaos in an orderly fashion...

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Lots of free cheese on Mars.

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🤣🤣🤣

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Take my government…please!

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