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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are so many asteroids with exotic materials that justify throwing nonsensical amounts of money into furthering space exploration and travel. The problem is being unable to take advantage of those resources in our lifetime. Makes us unwilling to try.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed. You said it well.