Elon Musk: “The probable lifespan of consciousness increases…”

“But there's always some risk of an annihilation event on Earth. Like I said, self annihilation or some natural disaster. And, and so the, The probable lifespan of consciousness increases dramatically as soon as we are a multi-planet species. with the key test being can Mars survive if the resupply ships stop coming? So it's so getting like the first missions to Mars are not that important.” (42:38–42:53)

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