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Can Space Nerds Get Along?
An anonymous reader writes "The Space Review asks whether space enthusiasts can ever get past the humans/robots and private/government flamewars. The article argues that space politics is a non-zero-sum game, and that space science, human spaceflight and private spaceflight can all co-exist. The debate between space and Earth is resolved in the same way: a non-zero-sum game that supports both Earth projects and space projects."
Doesn't matter - the Chinese will get there first.
Hey, don't forget SETI vs. the nuts who want to broadcast our position to the Berserkers!
Can space nerds coexist with space fratboys? "NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS!"
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Reminds me of the arguments between the flat-earthers and the round-earthers. You know, in an age before the periscope was invented.
Things went on for generations with neither side willing to concede to the other - bikkering and taunting... " The Earth is flat!" The Earth is round!", until finally, the round-earthers gathered together and the Elder round-earthers decided on a grand plan to settle things once and for all.
Their solution? Simple. They would collect all the flat-earthers together in one location, and push them over the edge...
Not until, at least, we have resolved the issue of Green vs Purple debate.
PURPLE!
Reality has a conservative bias: it conserves mass, energy, momentum...