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I appreciate that, and science should be saved. But the cuts go far beyond that, to things that are less showy but with more direct effects on the lives of peo

I appreciate that, and science should be saved. But the cuts go far beyond that, to things that are less showy but with more direct effects on the lives of people. Tens of thousands of jobs have been lost, with microscopic effects on the bottom line, but with myriad small effects on our parks, our roads, even national security. Space is the "charismatic mega fauna" of the budget, but the whole "ecosystem" is ravaged. It must be saved, but take it as an indicator of just how much damage has been done. Spare a thought and a word for the NIH, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Social Security administrators whose jobs are not glamorous but nonetheless critical to people who depend on them.

kulahan 1y ago
Does astroscience not deserve a spokesperson? We aren’t allowed to be passionate about this if other things are “more important”? Those issues have their cheerleaders, so I see no reason to start with “that’s good, BUT”. I really hate this trend of pretending people are supposed to care about A more than B and that, more than C. Let people champion the things they’re passionate about. Everyone is already suffering from compassion fatigue.
JumpCrisscross 1y ago
> Spare a thought and a word for the NIH, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Social Security administrators Not sure framing this in terms of sympathy for jobless bureaucrats is as effective as considering the impact on babies who will die of diseases in cancelled pipelines, ecosystems and fisheries that will collapse due to negligence or proud grandmas who will go hungry because SSA fucked up their cheques.