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Space travel and the space industry generally speaking play the role of a new religion for the technical middle-classes that are not old-time religious anymore
by paganel 5y ago
Space travel and the space industry generally speaking play the role of a new religion for the technical middle-classes that are not old-time religious anymore (for lack of a better expression). As such it's doing a pretty good job.
This new insistence on "saving the planet" might replace it, especially as it also comes with apparent "technical demands" (should we choose hydrogen? how could we make nuclear faster to build and cheaper? fusion!!) that play right in the hands of the technical middle-class, but imo there's still an open battle between the two world-views. I slightly wish for the "space travel" new theology to have the upper hand, but that's just a personal preference of mine.
- mdorazio 5y agoWhat? I think you're living outside the norm in America. The new religion is very much political parties rather than any kind of tech fandom for the large majority of Americans.
- paganel 5y agoI was not talking about the regular citizens, but about people like the ones in here, on HN, i.e. the people that form and support the technocracy that actually sits behind the decisions being taken at a macro level.
- nebula8804 5y agoOnly about 62-66% of eligible voters voted in 2020. This is up from the typical ~53-56% Does not seem like a large majority.