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The point of the article is that space exploration is a spectacle to distract people from hard problems. It is not about whether space colonisation is possible
by worik 6y ago
The point of the article is that space exploration is a spectacle to distract people from hard problems. It is not about whether space colonisation is possible.
Perhaps it is possible, perhaps not. Who cares? The Earth is dying, humans are responsible, stop it with being distracted!
Surely it is time that we started to deal with the existential hard problems and stop the "pie in the sky"?
- ogre_codes 6y agoI don't see these two ideas being remotely related. The world is filled with distractions, space exploration is way down the list in terms of money and time spent by individuals. I don't see anyone suggesting we should focus on space exploration instead of fighting climate change.
- worik 6y agoThat is exactly the point of the spectacle. Exactly. Look over there at that, OMG it is soo interesting....