Re:Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species [video]
by choxi on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @04:56PM
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I agree, but the tension is healthy. HN wouldn't work if everyone was overwhelmingly positive or overwhelmingly negative. We need skeptics as much as we need optimists to keep our sense of reality in check. The 90's Dotcom Bubble was arguably driven by unchecked optimism.
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Re:Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species [video]
by mikeash on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @05:23PM
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I don't think knee-jerk negativity creates healthy tension, it just sucks down the conversation.
I have no problem with intelligent, well thought out negativity. It's just the "why would anyone want to spend $100,000 to die in a metal box?" stuff that I really dislike.