LadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoOr the common cold!lazysoci.alimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down148
arrow-up1340arrow-down1imageOr the common cold!lazysoci.alLadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agoDoing “stupid space stuff” in no way prevents us from improving things. The NASA budget is not even a rounding error in the grand scheme of things. And getting rid of the nazi nerds is an entirely different conversation.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIn a way he’s right, the space race was really a dick-measuring contest against the ruskies to demonstrate launch capabilities. But yeah, we’ve gotten a lot more from NASA than just winning a dick-measuring contest.
Doing “stupid space stuff” in no way prevents us from improving things. The NASA budget is not even a rounding error in the grand scheme of things. And getting rid of the nazi nerds is an entirely different conversation.
In a way he’s right, the space race was really a dick-measuring contest against the ruskies to demonstrate launch capabilities.
But yeah, we’ve gotten a lot more from NASA than just winning a dick-measuring contest.