Is the space effort a waste of money?
courier.unesco.org
courier.unesco.org
"The on-again off-again trip to Mars, originally scheduled for the 1970s, will very likely be too expensive for either the United States or the Soviet Union to undertake alone."
Like it or not, the utility and cost of anything space related these days has gone up and down respectively.
With billions wasted worldwide each year on frivolous weddings, unused education and ridiculous fashion...I feel like space exploration is one of the few things actually worthwhile.
It's not wasted, people pay for it out of pocket so it gives them pleasure, everyhting space related is extracted by taxpayers at gunpoint either by government or by companies which are specialized in hunting for subsidies and tax breaks like all Musk companies are.
The only defence mechanism against such theft are Bitcoin and Caymans, BVI, Bahamas, St. Kitts Nevis and special arrangements in Liechtenstein and Curacao . Basically all layman have denied access to such structures so only Bitcoin remains and it's very unstable.
We may not have to fight over crumbs if we take back the loaves.