#thahxa – @zenosanalytic on Tumblr

i think theres alot of (good!) criticism of how alot of space exploration (especially humans in space) is less useful than (ex) putting up some robot and having humans control it but have you considered: we gotta put a guy on there. so we can have a guy up there

raginrayguns

i never see people who believe this arguing against the myths about the practical benefits of human spaceflight. It seems to me that there's a sort of "it's true but he shouldn't say it" attitude towards what you say is the good criticism

manyblinkinglights

imo we send robots with digital genetic archives and the ability to create bioprinters later wherever they land. Then they can grow some babies in bags, decant them, and raise them as durable & self-replenishing mechanics, miners, and servitors to support further robotic expansion into space.

manyblinkinglights

Humans belong in a nice safe gravity well, manufacturing widgets under controlled conditions + using massive railguns to launch them into space. I mean, it’s a gravity well. Like what else are you going to put down there?

zenosanalytic

THIS is The Way u_u u_u u_u

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