I just started thinking about it. Why is space exploration even that necessary? They’re spending so much money on it when we have so much problems in our own planet…

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    It’s great propaganda.

    That’s about it.

    Don’t get me wrong, propaganda isn’t inherently bad or anything, you just need to consider how the propaganda is being used.

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      Do you just not really care about climate research and weather forecasting? Satellites give us more information about our atmosphere than you can shake a stick at, and they save more lives from extreme weather events every year than you can count