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Like some defense projects, I predict we'll outsource it to a private party, pay them public tax subsidies, and fail to hold them accountable when they go again
by iAMkenough 3y ago
Like some defense projects, I predict we'll outsource it to a private party, pay them public tax subsidies, and fail to hold them accountable when they go against our public defense interests.
- M95D 3y agoIn case of an asteroid, our interests are also theirs. OK, let's say they go against our interests. What are they going to do next? Move to Mars??
- bratbag 3y agoTheir interest is to convince themselves that it won't be needed in their lifetime, and to hell with anyone else after they are dead.
- leoedin 3y agoThis seems like the biggest failure point. Humans are basically unable to prepare for major but rare events (eg the pandemic response). Day to day politicing always wins, and when the problem is suddenly on top of us we've got nothing. I think the best we can hope for (apart from not having an asteroid heading our way at all) is that we'll have sufficient notice that something can be done. If we had a couple of years notice, there's a reasonable chance the deadline would be motivation enough to get something built.