"NASA and space exploration makes our lives better" isn't an axiomatic truth; it's an orthodoxy you've had inculcated in you from childhood that you've personally worked to reinforce via forming a sense of identity of oneself as Smart and Sensitive, Different From Those Jocks.
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This frequently leads to *injury*, which is very *bad* for your body in a very direct way that counteracts the ways exercise is good Sometimes the injury leads to *permanent disability and death*
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You could ask -- is this a necessary price to pay to get people to exercise? And for tons of people the answer is fuck no -- tons of people hate sports and only get into exercise by getting into it in a non-competitive context
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