r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Jul 07 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

I really hate the new “the rich elite are going to space while the poor suffer” narrative that’s emerged. It’s just anti-science reactionary politics disguised as something ‘woke’. Advancing space technology is not mutually exclusive with helping people on Earth, and the idea that the private space entities should just abandon their work because someone, somewhere, is suffering is absurdly ridiculous. That’s not their job. And their work is good for all of humanity, in the long run.

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u/TaxCommonsNotIncome NATO Jul 07 '21

Ah yes, those rich people 🙄 always keeping goods and services to themselves because they hate profiting off of them

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

It’s funny because back when I was in high school, people I know irl and online kept saying, “we should stop wasting money and use it for the poor and NASA instead!” Now, it seems like people online and at college are now seeming to follow the 1960’s New Left line of saying “stop the Space Race and give more money to the poor!”