Musk thinks human settlement on Mars could be a second chance to build a better government.
The billionaire and CEO of the company that is building the rocket that will take humans to Mars said in a wide-ranging interview that putting humans on the red planet would allow them to rethink the nature of government.
The representative democracy model was suggested to be replaced by a direct democracy.
Musk said in the interview that a representative democracy is subject to special interests. Direct democracy means that the population votes on laws themselves, and the laws must be short enough so that people can understand them.
Musk said in December that government is the ultimate corporation and that regulations can hinder innovation. He told Time that the government shouldn't be involved in people's assets.
Musk said that the worst-case scenario is that he will land humans on the Red Planet in 10 years.
Musk said in March that his company will land rockets on the planet "well before 2030."
He said in January 2020 that he would build a fleet of 1,000 ships and launch three of them a day to eventually transport 1 million people to Mars.
Jeff Bezos flew to the edge of space via his Blue Origin company earlier this year, making him one of the players in the space billionaire race. William Shatner was taken for a ride by the firm that plans to commercialise space travel. A group of people were flown to space and back just a few days later.
In July, Richard Branson flew to the edge of space.
Critics have expressed concern with billionaires focusing on extraterrestrial endeavors while problems plague Earth and there are massive carbon emissions from launches.
