A bit of an oldie, but still pertinent.
Getting past the Great Filter seems to require a species that is hive minded and with generational memory. Both that are lacking for us outside of that invention of communication that can be overwhelmed by self interest.
Plus, most people are only interested in ‘science’ if it’s big, showy or has interesting results. They aren’t interested in the day to day monotony of science, null results etc even though that is equally as interesting ioo.
Mostly people are interested in what might benefit their lives. Not the thousands of hours it took to get there.
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I’m not sure what you’re arguing here. Would you mind explaining more?
True.
Capital is a red herring. The problem is egoism and closely related tribalism. Those will never be solved as long as life exists.
For example, hippies who claim to be anti-capitalist will ignore those parts of science they don’t like e.g modern medicine, but will use biology, chemistry, physics, social studies and many other studies example to underpin their reasoning.
Capital isn’t a Red Herring, though, it’s the basis of Capitalist production and is what drives further and further exploitation, especially along international and class-based lines. "Egoism* and “tribalism” are just the cultural aspects of such a mode of production being expressed in such a manner.
Jason Hickle, not to be confused with Jackson Hinkle, the far-right “MAGA Communist.”
