It is not a zero-sum game, they're not mutually-exclusive. Space exploration has not moved an inch over decades, and in that period, many other sectors includin

It is not a zero-sum game, they're not mutually-exclusive. Space exploration has not moved an inch over decades, and in that period, many other sectors including wasteful ones have been negatively effecting climate. You complain just now, about this stagnated sector? All that aside, this mentality of "stop fixing that! we have something else to fix" is mother of all toxic thoughts recently. Just do it yourself! Do something about it yourself. Besides, if you care at all about sentient life. Becoming multi-planetary is an absolute must. As far as we can observe, there isn't any other sentient life in vicinity. It is an existential risk for humanity, just as the global warming. To some, it might sound like a distant scifi risk, but we are one thermonuclear war away from such an existential risk.