the human body will encounter complications in low and zero gravity

ftl will never happen

space stations are a scam that rich tech ceo's promise

mars cannot be terraformed

life is probably unexceptional and we will never make contact with others

you will all die on earth

    • Parzivus [any]
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      4 years ago

      That goes for a huge chunk of academic work, though. Tying science related stuff too closely to its application is a great way to give people an excuse to kill off whatever isn't "practical" enough. You already see it with the focus on STEM.

    • Skinhn [they/them,any]
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      4 years ago

      Space mining is probably pretty critical to avoiding ecosocialism on the cheap for most people in the world (and that's the best outcome without those mineral resources)