My view is that humanity has to come together if we have any hope of getting into space. We can't think in short-term objectives, but long-term. We have to think of what we want to accomplish by 2050, or 2100, not by 2016 or 2025.
We cannot do that while we are so divided. Religion, nationalism, racism, all of it holds us back. What we have now is unsustainable.
We burn fossil fuels, and instead of looking for alternatives, we look for more fossil fuels to burn to keep the old system going, even limiting the uses of batteries in the process. Electronics and devices have "planned obsolescence" built into them, causing them to fail shortly after their warranty expires. We create more waste than ever before, and it's starting to pile up in our oceans. We have this idea that, if you just work hard enough, you'll succeed, but the gap between rich and poor is immense. We live in a period where we can change. We have the technology -- machines replacing human labor, energy for everyone, transportation worldwide. We HAVE the food resources to feed the world, but they aren't being properly distributed. One of my heroes, Norman Borlaug, helped feed 1 billion people -- ONE BILLION PEOPLE -- and very few people even know his name. Our priorities are in the shitter, and we need to focus on what we respect and what we do not.
We cannot do that while we are so divided. Religion, nationalism, racism, all of it holds us back. What we have now is unsustainable.
We burn fossil fuels, and instead of looking for alternatives, we look for more fossil fuels to burn to keep the old system going, even limiting the uses of batteries in the process. Electronics and devices have "planned obsolescence" built into them, causing them to fail shortly after their warranty expires. We create more waste than ever before, and it's starting to pile up in our oceans. We have this idea that, if you just work hard enough, you'll succeed, but the gap between rich and poor is immense. We live in a period where we can change. We have the technology -- machines replacing human labor, energy for everyone, transportation worldwide. We HAVE the food resources to feed the world, but they aren't being properly distributed. One of my heroes, Norman Borlaug, helped feed 1 billion people -- ONE BILLION PEOPLE -- and very few people even know his name. Our priorities are in the shitter, and we need to focus on what we respect and what we do not.
