This whole thread is absolutely surreal. I understand and share both the dislike/hatred of people like Musk & preference for dealing w/ earth environment first but why is this a hill to die on? This claim isn't even close to falsifiable enough to be useful. https://twitter.com/OsitaNwanevu/status/1386416048916746243

We absolutely should be prioritizing current environmental challenges and inequalities.
Space colonization will be hard af and might be in a long af time
But what is the point and evidence for saying never?

I could read something from a culture that developed isolated from the rest of humanity for 20,000 years and understand their viewpoints better than I could this article. https://paulskallas.substack.com/p/space-is-the-biggest-disappointment

Is this a joke? Also screw anyone who does "the culture being this way creates a metaphor that makes this untrue claim real" schtick.