A few Daneverse "prestige" colonies sounds right, some countries will just sink huge amounts of resources into them to prove "they can do it".
Still, getting enough people to an extrasolar place and make it self-sufficient is a huge deal of effort... not making the colony self sufficient and keeping it alive from Earth might be even harder...
Still, getting enough people to an extrasolar place and make it self-sufficient is a huge deal of effort... not making the colony self sufficient and keeping it alive from Earth might be even harder...