Mostly true. Here are few thoughts:
The Working-From-Home Angle:
Commute to Mars: 6 months.
Commute to the Moon: 3 days.
Either way, HR is still going to ask if we can come into the office on Fridays.
The Real Estate / Cost of Living Angle:
Honestly, at this point, moving to Mars just seems like the only way I'll ever be able to afford a house with a decent yard.
The Daily Life Angle:
Extending the light of consciousness is great and all, but if I forget my phone charger on Earth, the return trip is going to be brutal.
The Wi-Fi / Tech Angle:
As long as Starlink gets good ping on Mars so I can lag in multiplayer from a completely different planet, I’m in.
Closing thoughts:
It’s wild how context changes everything. When my neighbor Gary stands on his porch at 2 a.m. shouting about abandoning Earth to go live on Mars, he’s a 'madman who needs to go inside.' But when Elon tweets it, it's a 'visionary prime directive.' Clearly, Gary just needs better branding.
Mostly true. What matters is securing the long-term future of consciousness, both on Earth and other heavenly bodies.
We cannot just focus on Earth, because there are irreducible external (eg massive meteor) and internal (eg global nuclear war) cataclysmic risks.
The Moon is faster to make self-growing, but is more susceptible to problems on Earth. Mars will take longer to make self-growing, because it is so hard to reach, but is more secure from Earth disasters for that same reason.
Both the Moon and Mars should have self-growing civilizations. Making this happen is the prime directive of SpaceX.