[ndkwj]

Why do we have to spread beyond the earth?

[CamperBob2]

You don't have to.

And yes, I wish there were a way you could opt out of paying for manned spaceflight via your taxes, because that would mean that I could opt out of paying for things that I don't want to pay for.

But it doesn't work that way. Deal with it.

[guenthert]

It's our manifest destiny.

[sokoloff]

Failure to do so ensures our eventual extinction. That’s motivation for many.