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Taking the reduction of suffering off the table is like asking a starving person, "outside of food and water, can I get you anything?"
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If you take space exploration and anything to do with preventing or lowering suffering (eg stopping climate change or curing cancer or eliminating hunger) off the table, what’s at the top of your list as a worthwhile civilizational ambition?
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If we can't alleviate suffering, what's the point of the other shit? I live in a city of fucked people. A future where basic health & education isn't on the table doesn't encourage me to think about giant Gundams & sick rollercoasters. It makes me think about health & education
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