Why are all this techno-optimisitic about exploring space... are we done with earth yet? Did we solve world hunger, poverty, equality and conservation of our biosphere already? No, we didn't. Maybe, we should solve such topics first, before we reach for the stars. Yes, we probably can do both, but all in this manifest seems to aim to only expanse the human space - not making it any better for the actual humans who live in that space (with the exception of improvements which are necessary for going to space).
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
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#12Why are all this techno-optimisitic about exploring space... are we done with earth yet? Did we solve world hunger, poverty, equality and conservation of our biosphere already? No, we didn't. Maybe, we should solve such topics first, before we reach for the stars. Yes, we probably can do both, but all in this manifest seems to aim to only expanse the human space - not making it any better for the actual humans who li…
Re: The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
#13Why are all this techno-optimisitic about exploring space... are we done with earth yet? Did we solve world hunger, poverty, equality and conservation of our biosphere already? No, we didn't. Maybe, we should solve such topics first, before we reach for the stars. Yes, we probably can do both, but all in this manifest seems to aim to only expanse the human space - not making it any better for the actual humans who li…
https://xkcd.com/1232/
thus the line "Yes, we probably can do both".
We can do both, but than I would like a manifest which mention boths of this topics, and maybe even put the "make life for humans better" at the pole position of the manifest.