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It's also worth noting that an all-out effort to help humans thrive in the harsh environment of interplanetary space might have a nice side benefit of curing ca
by jchrisa 8y ago
It's also worth noting that an all-out effort to help humans thrive in the harsh environment of interplanetary space might have a nice side benefit of curing cancer.
Don't underestimate the power of poetry. In the 60s we used the poetics of the moon landing to fund research. This was an innovation, in that previously we could only get that kind of money together for war projects.
So I see space as the poetics that saves us from spending all our money on war.
- 01100011 8y agoIt could also be said that an all-out war on cancer would allow humans to survive better in the harsh environment of space. As a geek I like the idea of space exploration, but I don't think it is the only way, or even one of the better ways, of driving technological progress.
- oreo82 8y ago>his was an innovation, in that previously we could only get that kind of money together for war projects. So I see space as the poetics that saves us from spending all our money on war. Hang on, you actually believe that the space program wasn't a "war project"? LMAO, I honestly envy your delusion.
- jchrisa 8y agoReplying to a [dead] comment... The space program was obvs a war effort. But I view war as one of capitalism's ways of managing the problem of overproduction. When we can substitute other outlets (eg space instead of war) for that part of the business cycle we should jump at the chance.