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I think this is our great filter ... the filter that won't allow us to explore the universe beyond our planet. We'll send up probes and robots into space but we'll be too busy fighting the handful of men down here who want to try to rule the planet. And those handful of men will keep our world as miserable as possible in order to keep them wealthy and as powerful as possible. Once that group of men dies off, another group of men will take their place endlessly. And it will be that perpetual small group of men that will keep us confined to our current state of evolution and keep us all down on this planet.
As Carl Sagan put it in 'A Pale Blue Dot' ....
"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
It’s a genetic failing of our species. We constantly have people trying to be in control and then control the wealth and resources. There’s a lot of people that worship or need to follow those in power. Our brains are wired this way, whether it be hoarding toilet paper for a crisis or hoarding wealth and power to control the crisis, or lauding the hoaders.
If we cannot suppress or regulate these extremes sufficiently we won’t survive the impending climatological and resource collapse. Everyone will hoard to be the last one standing on the burning dumpster.
It's time to make extreme sacrifices.
It seems like this is above everything. Above nation, and above race. It's humanity vs them.
Space is not meant for humanity, anyways.
We need to focus on ourselves and send the robots to space.
We're all just crabs in a bucket
The male-presenting community, when in charge of the executive branch (and most of the legislative and judicial, tbf), has failed in so many aspects that I see no issue with the words “every” and “all” being used.
The rest of the world genuinely deserves better.