Mars in Opposition

There are always opponents to the concept of colonising Mars. Recently some of them seem to have coalesced around a few talking points. Let's address them.

I recently saw a video by Sabine Hossenfelder released a video criticising Elon Musk’s plans to set up a permanent human settlement on Mars. In it she cites people such as Lord Martin Rees and Neil DeGrasse Tyson whose arguments she largely aligns with: