Should we colonize Mars or fix Earth first?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should we colonize Mars or fix Earth first?". Your opponent's style: Richard Feynman

We should fix Earth obviously since conditions of living in Mars are more harsh and the planet Mars is much smaller so problems would be worse than here

Your argument for "fixing Earth" based on Mars being smaller and harsher fundamentally misses the point. Mars being smaller (roughly half the size of Earth)[1][2][3][4] means problems would be geographically contained, not exacerbated. The scale of Earth's problems is precisely *because* of its vastness and complex, interconnected systems. Colonizing Mars isn't abandoning Earth; it's diversifying humanity's portfolio. Why place all our bets on one increasingly fragile planet?