If colonizing other planets means living in protected habitats, why not do that on Earth?

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Is it about perceived ethics and population? It would be too difficult to stand by on the same planet thriving while the rest can see it up close? Safety, security etc.?

Is it as simple as planetary colonization being about exploration and very long term advancement more than the disaster escape scenario in my mind?

Or, am I completely missing something else?

EDIT to clarify that I’m not suggesting any artificial habitat that would be lived in now or in the near future, but in the bigger picture of humans needing to adapt to the changing world.

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