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I know, right?
And then they'll come up and say things like "why space exploration, who cares what the moon does" etc.
Like, bitch, all that technology you rely on everyday to make your trivial life even more trivial comes from aerospace research (albeit 40-60 years after it's invented).
(Not a bitch, but probably trivial)
Would be nice if the research that produces tech that improves our lives came out of research to improve our lives, instead of being a side effect of the space program.
Totally unrealistic I know! Imagine science being dedicated to what most of us (and I'm including all living creatures) need, instead of being primarily for the military, propping up nationalism, and billionaires egos.
That would be something.
Maybe if we'd started that approach a few decades ago, we'd not all be facing climate catastrophe now.
But you know what they say: we've given up on believing that there can be a future, so we're not going to change the things that threaten our future.
I understand what you're saying, but most of it is pure science, and it has made life much better. It may very well make life better in the future, by tracking what's happening on the planet.
We hear about the splashy stuff - the SpaceX bullshit - but quietly pure science, cooperative science that are joint ventures among many countries, are going on all the time, exploring, learning, and raising new questions.
