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The majority of people would say it was dumb and wasteful much like they did for the moon landing and they would be pretty clearly correct.
by jncfhnb 3y ago
The majority of people would say it was dumb and wasteful much like they did for the moon landing and they would be pretty clearly correct.
- eru 3y agoThe moon landings were widely popular at the time, weren't they? Even the Soviets didn't say they were dumb and wasteful. (I tend to be a bit milder, and just say that the moon landings should be thought of as spending on entertainment, not on science. Manned space flight in general is very cost-ineffective, if you care about scientific bang for your buck.)
- jncfhnb 3y agoNope! Majority of Americans thought the Apollo program was a waste of money if you look at polls. This changed after it was successful and now we have retconned our history to say that everybody thought it was a great idea from the start. I don’t think it’s hypocritical to say that the moon landing was worth it but gearing up to go to a distant black hole is not*