> Now personally I do believe becoming interstellar should be one of our shared goals, and that it will be good for us (and the rest of the biosphere) long term. However, I really think that "nevermind the starving kids they will die anyway, it is what it is, focus on space instead" is gonna actively deteriorate our chances of ever getting anything done because it comes off as deeply detached and cruel.
Your intuition is correct, but there's even more reasons that that. I will use a movie clip to introduce what I would try to do if "we" "decided" to set off on an unnecessary interstellar voyage prior to taking care of people (particularly children) here on Earth first:
b) Some other reasons that are more well thought out
Humans would be well advised to not forget (or, learn in the first place) that it is MUCH easier to wreck things than it is to build them. I recommend "measuring twice and cutting once", as my grand daddy always told me.
PS: I should really try to be not such a pessimist/asshole, so I will also include this clip from the same movie as a counter-balance:
Your intuition is correct, but there's even more reasons that that. I will use a movie clip to introduce what I would try to do if "we" "decided" to set off on an unnecessary interstellar voyage prior to taking care of people (particularly children) here on Earth first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdcE3VyKv5U
And why would I do this?
a) bfytw - https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=BFYTW
b) Some other reasons that are more well thought out
Humans would be well advised to not forget (or, learn in the first place) that it is MUCH easier to wreck things than it is to build them. I recommend "measuring twice and cutting once", as my grand daddy always told me.
PS: I should really try to be not such a pessimist/asshole, so I will also include this clip from the same movie as a counter-balance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et4sMJP9FmM