Small gains at an incredible cost
Feb. 1st, 2003 12:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpI realize that the timing is terrible and likely disrespectful, but I'm reminded today of my disgust for the space program. What a money sink. What a waste.
And I'm sorry for the people who lost their lives, and I'm sorry that there was another "first" someone in there (but I wonder, why the first teacher waaaay before the first Israeli?), and I'm sorry that there is likely poisoned debris all over the place, and I'm sorry that people are sad, and I'm sorry that a piece of history was lost. (Or, rather, that several pieces of history were lost - especially seven poignantly vital pieces of history.)
But I can't stand the space program. And that probably makes me a shitty American or something. Oh wait - I already am. It just seems so frivolous and wasteful to toss all kinds of money into these enormous machines and space stations and stuff when the money could be used for Earth - for /our/ people and for /our/ environment and for /our/ livelihoods. It just seems like one gigantic dicksizing competition.
(This is in no way a disrespect to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
khaosworks, or anyone else who is really into the space program.)
And I'm sorry for the people who lost their lives, and I'm sorry that there was another "first" someone in there (but I wonder, why the first teacher waaaay before the first Israeli?), and I'm sorry that there is likely poisoned debris all over the place, and I'm sorry that people are sad, and I'm sorry that a piece of history was lost. (Or, rather, that several pieces of history were lost - especially seven poignantly vital pieces of history.)
But I can't stand the space program. And that probably makes me a shitty American or something. Oh wait - I already am. It just seems so frivolous and wasteful to toss all kinds of money into these enormous machines and space stations and stuff when the money could be used for Earth - for /our/ people and for /our/ environment and for /our/ livelihoods. It just seems like one gigantic dicksizing competition.
(This is in no way a disrespect to
khaosworks, or anyone else who is really into the space program.)
