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I hate Artemis II. Have I gone off the deep end? (hexbear.net)
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I see this moon launch as an exorbitantly wasteful, nationalist project. No money for healthcare and housing, but plenty of money to boldly go where man has gone several many times before.

When I bring this up with liberal friends and family, they give me a sort of incredulous look and talk about how wonderful and scientific and non-political it is. I don't mind being the "you've gone too far left" guy, but you talk to the same people about military spending and they're right on board.

Is someone here able to diagnose my crankiness and explain why this is actually a good use of resources? (Will also accept echo-chamber validation and ways to use this to increase class consciousness, if offered.)

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[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 5 points 14 hours ago

No you're in the right.

For one, fuck anything America does. It will always be used for death and murdering of innocents. Space exploration is another terrain for military testing. So fuck anything America does out of principle. Unironically, If the enemies of America are doing it then good. Revolutionary defeatist and all that.

And like you said, been there done that. Yawn. How about healthcare instead? People will care more about the US flying past a dead rock then about anything else happening to the people on this one.

I was always in to space as a kid, but not space travel for some reason. I don't get excited by that stuff. I'm not sure why I'm so averse to it either. It's hard for me to care about it. shrug-outta-hecks

But if you like space exploration and you're on Hexbear, you get a pass. It's just not my cup of tea.