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cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1517787

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Their cowardice is palpable. If only NASA could run experiments so that we could understand how the concept of fear-based self preservation eliminates any semblance of courage when faced with even the smallest threat to their ill-defined paradigm of manhood.

In a parallel universe where we have a functioning federal government, I’d imagine something like this would be worthy of a grant or two.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

If only NASA could run experiments so that we could understand how the concept of fear-based self preservation eliminates any semblance of courage when faced with even the smallest threat to their ill-defined paradigm of manhood.

You're significantly underestimating how many Chud engineers NASA employs. The agency that was founded by Nazis refugees has always had a shit history on race politics, cinema hagiographies produced decades later notwithstanding.

In a parallel universe where we have a functioning federal government

One of the biggest jokes of the US depiction of the Space Race was how many times we got our asses drubbed by Russians with less money, manpower, and educational resources, simply because our administration was so cartoonishly incompetent. We have an obscenely wealthy federal government that can afford to fuck up on the scale of trillions of dollars and still come out ahead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Isn't there an entire movie about racism in NASA that's basically just a feel good story for white people?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Hidden Figures. More or less "The Help" for NASA dweebs.

It concedes that black women were instrumental in developing and executing a successful space race, but gets really cagey around questions like "Why did NASA only have a White Men's Restroom to begin with?", "What caused us to omit people like this in films like Apollo 13 or The Right Stuff?", and "How come the women who pioneered implementation of Fortran at NASA weren't able to pivot into senior administrative roles, private contracting firms, or academic positions like their male peers?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Why doesn’t Trump like MSI laptops? I think they’re great for gaming in space

[–] [email protected] 19 points 15 hours ago

Totally normal.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine dreaming to fly to space only to be denied having it because you also cared about the rights of indigenous people.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

They're getting ready to colonize ~~Gaza~~ Klandathu. They can't be caring about the indigenous life. /s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

Do you want to know more?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 21 hours ago

Sounds like a paid day off

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Robert'); DROP TABLE Trans People;--

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

good ol' Bobby Tables

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, just scrubbing MENTIONS of them. Whew!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

...for now.

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