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Re:Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope by Mawr on Saturday August 29, 2026 @03:58PM (#49492838)
> I have to wonder what things would look like with different priorities.

Things aren't as simple as more money = more good.

Rapid progress requires adversity, the kind you'll find when nations compete for military power, for example.

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Re:Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope by teamonkey on Saturday August 29, 2026 @10:48PM (#49495244)
Adversity forces a scientific budget and for jobs to be created in related research areas. For some reason we don’t find it important to maintain that level of funding when there’s no adversity.
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