In the wake of decolonization, we have spent more on aid to Africa than it would have cost to start multiple settlements on Mars
We could have had bases on the moon, settlements on Mars, and a thriving Rhodesia
Instead we have none of that, and billions of dollars sent to the Dark Continent every year to do no good whatsoever
Funding Africa has created more human suffering than feeding them has prevented. On net, sending infinite food and money to Africa was the greatest evil of my lifetime.