> They do it because want to, not necessarily because they can or because it's safe.
I think they'd do it for the money some how. In the Americas, that was mostly the motivation for the Virginia Company and the Massachusetts Bay Company were commercial ventures. People went to Jamestown hoping to find gold. Eventually word got out that the survival rate was in the very low double-digit percentage and they had to start offering people large tracts of land. Eventually the colonies started to export tobacco back to Europe and the tax revenues generated was always welcome.
If those colonists go, it'll because they're dying to get rich.
I can't deny some of the drive for exploration is financially driven, but you'll find no shortage of volunteers just to claim the bragging rights. Then, of course there's an entire legion of folks ready to do anything for God and Country, so plenty of volunteers there too.
I think they'd do it for the money some how. In the Americas, that was mostly the motivation for the Virginia Company and the Massachusetts Bay Company were commercial ventures. People went to Jamestown hoping to find gold. Eventually word got out that the survival rate was in the very low double-digit percentage and they had to start offering people large tracts of land. Eventually the colonies started to export tobacco back to Europe and the tax revenues generated was always welcome.
If those colonists go, it'll because they're dying to get rich.