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But what is that ”amazing achievement” relative to? We have no frame of reference other than our imaginations. Could we have went to the moon much earlier? If t
by jonnybgood 9y ago
But what is that ”amazing achievement” relative to? We have no frame of reference other than our imaginations. Could we have went to the moon much earlier? If the Cold War didn’t happen would we still have the achievement of landing on the moon or be in space at all like today?
- BurningFrog 9y agoRelative to all of previous history.
- UweSchmidt 9y agoSure, with all the money saved on military expenses, and countries not drawn into conflicts we'd be a lot farther ahead.
- cornholio 9y agoOr we would have more McMansions and reduced biodiversity. It certainly seems that's the typical route a welfare maximizing democracy allocates resources by default.
- musage 9y ago> War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent. -- George Orwell
- Accipitriform 9y ago"Sure, with all the money saved on military expenses, and countries not drawn into conflicts we'd be a lot farther ahead." I doubt that. Like it or not, military conflicts (and military confrontations such as the Cold War) have produced many of the technological advances that we enjoy today.