Pillows help to keep the head elevated when lying on the back or on the shoulder. Since the astronauts are in zero-G, there's probably no real need for that.
> What a bubble. We can't even get clean water to all of the citizens in the wealthiest country on the planet.
You can be space faring while ignoring people. It won't help and it's unethical, but not a showstopper. Still, having people in need is not an argument against space exploration: If we figure out for example how to provide cheap water on Mars, we'll probably be able to convert undrinkable water on Earth to drinkable water much more easily.
It seems entirely possible to have a space-faring civilization that tolerates inequality and mistreatment of its citizens. Star Trek's utopian ideal isn't the only model available.
Choice? What choice? The average American is so thoroughly inundated with propaganda it's almost guaranteed they'll vote against their interests. Our governance derives its power from manufactured consent OR the entire marketing / ad industry is a fraud.
... Misinformation, to more objectively state in my humble opinion, is one step away from an errata and valuable information. Continuing, propaganda is one step away from the usage of shredders for larger print and more compassionate versions remaining on smaller print. But this reply, 'manufactured consent' resonates well in my view, but 'our governance' equalled to that may be one step away from, continuing, more input and feedback from/before a law or regulation and/or its 'mandatory' application vs one re-judged by one's peers to be fair.
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my .02.
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And thank you for the post, rexpop.
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Jesus i hate this style of journalism. S/he goes on and on with useless descriptions of what the room looked like and tries to make a novel of the fucking thing. Horrible.
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[ 4.4 ms ] story [ 36.3 ms ] threadWhat a bubble. We can't even get clean water to all of the citizens in the wealthiest country on the planet.
Space faring civilization guy has his head so far up his ass.
You can be space faring while ignoring people. It won't help and it's unethical, but not a showstopper. Still, having people in need is not an argument against space exploration: If we figure out for example how to provide cheap water on Mars, we'll probably be able to convert undrinkable water on Earth to drinkable water much more easily.
Of course you can. Americans simply choose not to.
"You get the politicians you deserve" - Barack Obama.