>>14385742lets talk about the connection between escapist, comic bookish space fantasies and astronomy. what is it that drives people to devote their lives to thinking about non-earthly things? we all live here on earth and practically nothing in outer space has any significant impact on life here on earth other than the sun and the moon, so devoting vast amounts of energy to space topics is never going to meaningfully improve life here on earth.
so its safe to assume that the people who spend all their time thinking about space are completely satisfied with life on earth and see nothing meaningful that they want to contribute to society in the way of advancement. are they all total lame brains? theres tons of important things that need doing here on earth, how about a cure for cancer, just to get started?
