Counterpoint: We've spent trillions on starving and homeless people on Earth with zero measurable impact. If anything, the situation's gotten worse. Whereas space travel's gotten us the Internet, wireless communications, and an untold number of technological advancements.
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Throwing money at homeless drug addicts doesn't make them not homeless. It just gives them more money for drugs.
Homelessness is a drug addiction problem. There is no housing shortage. There is no job crisis. People just aren't working because they live off welfare.
Homelessness is a drug addiction problem. There is no housing shortage. There is no job crisis. People just aren't working because they live off welfare.
You can thank space technology for microwaves, refrigeration, air conditioning, the Internet, smart phones, and all those other things you couldn't live without and take completely for granted.
It's just like sea exploration and pioneering brought us cannery, pickling and pasteurization way back in the 1800s. People needed food that could keep during months-long trips.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
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