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I'm just your Average Joe! Just an Even Steven gettin' along, all Bob's Yer Uncle!

I think someone's being a Pedantic Peter.

Ready Player One will stand as a timeless classic in fiction until the end of humanity. It will outlast all other fiction bestsellers...

Yup. Specific things have gotten worse or better when it comes to lifespan, health, poverty, war, etc . . . but overall we are doing...

You would make a terrible Ferengi.

Relentless pursuit of profit is a corporate thing. That's why we have them. I'm okay with letting them do that job, within some...

And therein lies part of the difference - "from a purely (short term) economic perspective". (addition mine). There is more to science...

Why bother? Everyone of consequence will be safe in their off-world habitats or climate-controlled bunkers. I’d say human history is an...

"AI integration has been a clear success"

Literally nothing is done without a reason, including the mining of the god-isles in the Astral with the Divinity Leech. Additionally...

I cannot speak to anyone here. But, in my experience, out on the rest of the internet, the folks who argue we should solve our problems...

Dude, it was a simple request for information. I'm not your enemy. I'll ignore the snark. But, science isn't where each person starts...

Oh yeah?! Well I guess I agree then! I would add that I believe the space flight vs social spending is a false dichotomy. Money for...

We will never solve hunger, because a) it’s a very difficult problem, and b) there is no will to do so, as people would rather blame the...

Yes. Medical and scientific research also, but yes, social spending.