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What's with the 'Mars Sucks' Billboard Outside SpaceX?

What's with the 'Mars Sucks' Billboard Outside SpaceX?

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"We see some of the smartest and richest people on this planet dreaming of Mars. A hellhole that sucks. Really? Imagine if we had these same brilliant minds putting their genius into the climate crisis we're facing right now."

A Los Angeles creative agency paid for a digital billboard to go live on Earth Day across from SpaceX's Hawthorne headquarters with the caption: "Mars Sucks." Senior reporter Ben Bergman finds out what's behind the campaign.

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