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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
Trillions of public and private dollars spent on space research out of pretty much nothing but curiosity, while billions of people on earth are living in extreme poverty. Blows my mind.
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Why space exploration is always worthwhile
https://www.planetary.org/articles/s...ays-worthwhile
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“We shouldn’t waste money on space exploration when there are problems to deal with here on Earth.”
While public health concerns, social injustices, climate change, and other urgent issues are important to address, solving these problems doesn’t depend on defunding space programs.
This can be a difficult conversation to navigate, so we’ve outlined a few ideas here that you can share when advocating for space.
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