Humans don't want to spend $100B on a shield that would save $10T (newscientist.com)

5 points by dheera 5y ago ↗ HN

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Actual title: “ A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years”

Publication year: 2017.

ohiovr 5y ago ↗

FDR would dig out our way out of the depression with CME infrastructure investment.

[dead] Proven 5y ago ↗

Why would I want to spend a penny on that? It doesn't make any economic sense. I'm not "the human race", I'm my own person.