Some common sense about Mars One

Let’s be honest, Mars One is not going to happen. Not one of those people selected will set foot on the red planet and there is an entire list of reasons why:
1. Mars One is planned for 2024. This is years before the first professional team of astronauts is sent by NASA to attempt just to set foot on it, not set up a permanent colony.
2. The volunteers are all amateurs with no experience in space travel or any training that might aid them.
3. According to insider accounts the selection process is biased toward the highest contributors and there is no professional interview, physical test or even contact with anyone from Mars One. Even the medical exams are performed by doctors unaffiliated with the program

These are pretty serious reasons to doubt the legitimacy of the endeavour, which has all the elements of a scam for making as much money as possible, then cancelling the show right before lift-off, dragging on endless delays before putting it to rest, bailing with the cash and disappearing without a trace or, worse, sending people to their deaths, protected by legal acts and then bailing with the money.

The last bit of common sense is that, whatever the outcome, our eyes will be glued to the screen to watch it happen.