They are the long-term solution for entirely different scenarios. Space flight in the long term is all about having some part of our species survive in case we screw up Earth completely while fixing things on Earth is what will benefit more people but won’t do anything about the risk of the “all eggs in one basket” situation.
Thus frames the eggs as the humans and the basket as earth. Could easily flip it and say we are stewards of one planet and if we fuck up so catastrophically we have to leave maybe our arrival wouldn’t be the best idea for the next habitable planet we land on…
I don’t think China, the US, or SpaceX are inherently evil, but the interests of people who run them aren’t always aligned with the rest of humanity.
I do like watching rocket launches though, and if a little competition spurs them on, I’m all here for it!
I’d prefer they fix things on earth
They are the long-term solution for entirely different scenarios. Space flight in the long term is all about having some part of our species survive in case we screw up Earth completely while fixing things on Earth is what will benefit more people but won’t do anything about the risk of the “all eggs in one basket” situation.
Thus frames the eggs as the humans and the basket as earth. Could easily flip it and say we are stewards of one planet and if we fuck up so catastrophically we have to leave maybe our arrival wouldn’t be the best idea for the next habitable planet we land on…
If your basket has a big fuck off hole in it stop putting eggs in…