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What makes you think this isn't about narcissism?
by richcollins 14y ago
What makes you think this isn't about narcissism?
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- njharman 14y agoBy most definitions narcissism is self-love, inwards pointing. Going to space for the betterment of humankind's future doesn't seem to fit.
- Tichy 14y agoDon't they go to space to enrich themselves by mining asteroids?
- vibrunazo 14y agoI'm pretty sure that if these people, with their background, were only looking to get even richer. They would use their time to invest on something here on earth.
- rbanffy 14y agoWell... Someone will get to say "Full impulse power" or play Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" ;-) When it finally happens, I'll say it was about time.
- mryan 14y agoWhat if it is? (I don't think it is, but let's assume for a moment). Does it matter? We will still advance as a species, regardless of the motivation of the original backers. One of my favourite aspects of capitalism is that it can provide individuals with an incentive to achieve goals that benefit the species as a whole. Sure, the backers will get richer, and they will get loads of personal press out of it. But we will finally be expanding our resource gathering to the near solar system. That is worth feeding someone's ego IMO!
- richcollins 14y agoIt doesn't. Just pointing out that much of what we do is driven by narcissism and it's better to accept this fact than to pretend that it is otherwise.