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The key wording is the change from innovate to defend. Across the board, government policy is now about returning to a previous, largely imagined, state of aff
by sandworm101 1y ago
The key wording is the change from innovate to defend. Across the board, government policy is now about returning to a previous, largely imagined, state of affairs. If NASA proposed an Apollo 2.0, half the country and all of government would rally behind recreating the old program so long as it used the old blueprints. The longstanding fear of progress common amongst the old/rich is now manifest. NASA must therefore adapt. Words like "innovation" and "humanity" need to be replaced with "defend the status quo" and "repeat our past successes".
- JohnFen 1y agoI'm not disagreeing, but just wanted to point out > Words like "innovation" I believe that the rhetoric, actions and results of "tech bro" style companies have managed to demonstrate to people that "innovation" is a thing to be feared, not a thing that improves lives. Widespread "fear of progress" is actually a relatively recent thing, and didn't come out of nowhere. It came from learned experience. It's a terrible result, but one that tech companies largely don't seem too bothered by.