| If it's just a 4 week sightseeing tour, no.
But if it's a long term colonization mission, yes. I don't mind the lack of people, because I live like a hermit anyway right here on earth, shunning just about all social interactions
(well, ok, I do surf HN now and then, but I have also gone many days without it). I am what people call a loner. Books and writing are my only, and preferred, companions. I don't get bored sitting and working from home all day. I work for clients only because I need money to survive on Earth; I suspect that's not so much of a problem on Mars and I can spend all my time on my own interests. I don't feel the need to talk or call anybody. I don't see - or even have - TV. I do need the Internet often for research, but an offline dump is fine. I can cook. I am very fit. I work out and exercise, without going to a gym. I enjoy hiking by myself in remote areas. I can live without love. I don't want a wife or children.
I've been in love in the past, but I realized it's just not for me. It did not in any way add to my happiness, though the people I loved were good loving people themselves.
I'm almost middle aged, so I've already proved that I can live happily without relationships. I have good programming, hardware, electronics and mechanical chops, and a hardcore DIY attitude.
I'm comfortable with experimentation, physics and chemistry. Somebody with my psychology and skills would probably be quite useful for something like building and maintaining a space station for years on end. What I don't know is whether space agencies consider somebody with my personality as a misfit.I'm indeed a misfit, but it's only because I'm stuck in earth society, while I actually prefer not to be in society at all. Not everything gets done better through teamwork, as I discovered often when I was a salaried employee working in teams. But do space agencies realize it, or do they put ability to work in a team above all else? I don't know, but hopefully they keep an open mind. |