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About as dangerous as climbing Everest. So we definitely shouldn't do that either, in case these pearl clutching anti-progress journalists experience emotional
by nick49488171 7mo ago
About as dangerous as climbing Everest. So we definitely shouldn't do that either, in case these pearl clutching anti-progress journalists experience emotional discomfort.
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- pinnochio 7mo agoDrip with contempt, much?
- nick49488171 7mo ago"Space travel is bad for your health and here's what we know about it" is actually a fine article. It's his concluding statement that is contemptible. "Space may be fascinating, wonderful, and exciting, but most of all, it is incredibly dangerous. As far as human space travel goes, it’s probably best that it stays in the realm of science fiction, at least for the foreseeable future." How about letting explorers, informed adults, and risk takers make their own decisions.
- jatari 7mo agoIt's okay to realise some things are just beyond us right now. There is plenty of other things humans can do with their time. I would rather the geniuses of earth work on anti-aging or cancer research than wish fulfillment of a 50 year old man child.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 7mo agoI'd like it if they could just figure out how to make everything cost less.
- nick49488171 7mo agoFixed pie fallacy.
- sgt 7mo agoAmazing how little enthusiasm for the future there is on HN these days. If things seem hard or impossible to do, there's no reason to stop trying.
- Zigurd 7mo agoAlternatively people here may have realized the techno fascism and adolescent sci-fi fantasies played an unfortunate role in bringing the nation to where it is today.