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Yeah, the reading went from: "I wonder what this old, smart man has to say" to checking url if it is the onion

Seriously, how out of touch can you be.

I also stopped right there. I don't trust anything about how this guy thinks after that.

yes, disconnected from reality, unlike the people that think that we are ever going to go to Mars.

Humans have hardware operating on Mars right now.

Sure, and humans have hardware exiting the solar system. A very different story to put a person there.