Has society become too materialistic to dream of a better future?

[JakeWIlls92]

An interesting article.

Did the space shuttle disasters, terrorism, and financial crisis make us more risk averse and cynical for the future?

Did we become too materialistic and addicted to shallow drama to dream of a better future as evidenced by the reality show boom of that time period?

Did the God fearing red blooded American families of suburban and rural America begin to think there was a good chance that Jesus would arrive in 2050, long before a space opera future could be achieved?

Or did medieval fantasy, superheroes, and superheroes simply became much more exciting?

 

[Augustine_]

An interesting article.

Did the space shuttle disasters, terrorism, and financial crisis make us more risk averse and cynical for the future?

Did we become too materialistic and addicted to shallow drama to dream of a better future as evidenced by the reality show boom of that time period?

Did the God fearing red blooded American families of suburban and rural America begin to think there was a good chance that Jesus would arrive in 2050, long before a space opera future could be achieved?

Or did medieval fantasy, superheroes, and superheroes simply became much more exciting?

I think the U.S. only ever gave a shit about outer space when it was a point of tribal rivalry with another tribe we didn't like (the USSR). Only a tiny, near infinitesimal fraction of humanity harbors any amount of ambition to explore space.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

An interesting article.

Did the space shuttle disasters, terrorism, and financial crisis make us more risk averse and cynical for the future?

Did we become too materialistic and addicted to shallow drama to dream of a better future as evidenced by the reality show boom of that time period?

Did the God fearing red blooded American families of suburban and rural America begin to think there was a good chance that Jesus would arrive in 2050, long before a space opera future could be achieved?

Or did medieval fantasy, superheroes, and superheroes simply became much more exciting?

NA$A's Twinkling Void

Outer Space exploration is childish Trekkie escapism. It waste billions and, what's more important, it waste minds that could have improved life here on Earth, where all science belongs.

 

[Decus]

I think the U.S. only ever gave a shit about outer space when it was a point of tribal rivalry with another tribe we didn't like (the USSR). Only a tiny, near infinitesimal fraction of humanity harbors any amount of ambition to explore space.

You know as much about what Americans are interested in as you do about the USSR - nothing:

Majority of Americans Believe It Is Essential That the U.S. Remain a Global Leader in Space

Despite the increasing role of private companies in space exploration, most believe NASA’s role is still vital for the future.

www.pewresearch.org

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[Augustine_]

You know as much about what Americans are interested in as you do about the USSR - nothing:

Majority of Americans Believe It Is Essential That the U.S. Remain a Global Leader in Space

Despite the increasing role of private companies in space exploration, most believe NASA’s role is still vital for the future.

www.pewresearch.org

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Yeah bro people care SO much about space exploration. That's why nobody's left inner orbit in 50 years and everyone spent that time voting to shrink NASA's budget. Because people are just enraptured by it.

 

[Decus]

Yeah bro people care SO much about space exploration. That's why nobody's left inner orbit in 50 years and everyone spent that time voting to shrink NASA's budget. Because people are just enraptured by it.

Pew Research should be informed of their error. You are too fcking funny.

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[Gabe Lackmann]

An interesting article.

Did the space shuttle disasters, terrorism, and financial crisis make us more risk averse and cynical for the future?

Did we become too materialistic and addicted to shallow drama to dream of a better future as evidenced by the reality show boom of that time period?

Did the God fearing red blooded American families of suburban and rural America begin to think there was a good chance that Jesus would arrive in 2050, long before a space opera future could be achieved?

Or did medieval fantasy, superheroes, and superheroes simply became much more exciting?

They can't manage to fix the roads...space exploration?

 

[Augustine_]

Pew Research should be informed of their error. You are too fcking funny.

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Most Americans care about ending animal cruelty, too. But none of them give a shit when they're in line at the McDonald's drive thru.

 

[Decus]

Most Americans care about ending animal cruelty, too. But none of them give a shit when they're in line at the McDonald's drive thru.

So now you are saying that Americans do care about space exploration. You must be feeling a little dizzy after all your twisting and squirming to avoid the truth.

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[linux07]

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Yeah bro people care SO much about space exploration. That's why nobody's left inner orbit in 50 years and everyone spent that time voting to shrink NASA's budget. Because people are just enraptured by it.

Fooey on PEWey

The Americans polled by Pew Research have been led by the rulers to dishonestly answer what they have been told is the right and forward-looking thing to say. Also, they get a temporary thrill from watching Hollywood space fantasies and telling what Pew is paid to believe they mean brings back that thrill.

A common slogan of the people is, "They can put a man on the moon but they can't do X." As with many common sayings, they never follow up on that. If they did, they'd realize that the explanation for that failure to do X is, ironically, that if we hadn't wasted money and talent on nerdy Trekkie fantasies, we would have been able to do X. This ties in with the fact that Steve Jobs would still be alive if he hadn't seduced so many High IQs into computers and out of medical research.

 

[whitehall]

Venus is too hot and so is mercury. Mars is a cold desert and the rest of the solar system is too far for a manned flight. The nearest star is a thousand years away and the Russians are running the current "international" space program. Barry Hussein grounded the Space Shuttle and put NASA to work in the tree hugging program. What's our motivation again?

 

[Augustine_]

Fooey on PEWey

The Americans polled by Pew Research have been led by the rulers to dishonestly answer what they have been told is the right and forward-looking thing to say. Also, they get a temporary thrill from watching Hollywood space fantasies and telling what Pew is paid to believe they mean brings back that thrill.

A common slogan of the people is, "They can put a man on the moon but they can't do X." As with many common sayings, they never follow up on that. If they did, they'd realize that the explanation for that failure to do X is, ironically, that if we hadn't wasted money and talent on nerdy Trekkie fantasies, we would have been able to do X. This ties in with the fact that Steve Jobs would still be alive if he hadn't seduced so many High IQs into computers and out of medical research.

There are more than enough humans to enable putting a man on the moon and doing X.... and Y, and Z. But right now, we're not even doing 1 of those. So what does that tell you about human nature...

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

There are more than enough humans to enable putting a man on the moon and doing X.... and Y, and Z. But right now, we're not even doing 1 of those. So what does that tell you about human nature...

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Seducing High IQs into nerdy escapist fantasies has cost mankind quadrillions of dollars in untapped resources and millions of lives.

 

[TNHarley]

We spend to much money on free loaders, terrorists and the MIC to worry about things that could further our understanding of the universe.

 

[fncceo]

it waste minds that could have improved life here on Earth

Do you really think these guys could improve life on Earth?

Working for NASA is the best place for them.

 

[fncceo]

Seducing High IQs into nerdy escapist fantasies has cost mankind quadrillions of dollars in untapped resources and millions of lives.

One Quadrillion dollar is $1,000 Trillion Dollars. To date, from Mercury to the Space Shuttles, manned space exploration has cost just under $1 Trillion in adjusted dollars.

Six orders of magnitude LESS than what you claim.

If I were you, I would leave big numbers to the folks who work in space.