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It's sad that more children want to be influencers than astronauts today.
by karaterobot 4y ago
It's sad that more children want to be influencers than astronauts today.
- woodruffw 4y agoWhy is that sad? Influencers are today's actors and movie stars (especially as the latter noticeably age and are not replaced[1]). I don't think we should idolize actors either, but if you have an intuition for why we do then extending it to their equivalent on social media should not be difficult. [1]: https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/6/27/23181232/old-actors-aging-tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/6/27/23181232/old-acto...
- kevinventullo 4y agoUnfortunately I think this is just a reflection of the fact that human-driven space exploration has not only stalled, but declined. If you graph “Maximum distance from Earth achieved by a living person” over time, it’s currently trending downward as the original pilots of the Apollo missions die off. I’m sure if we sent someone to Mars and back, a lot more children (and adults!) would want to be astronauts.