TOS ran 1966-june3rd1969, Russia first landed unmanned in 1959, and the human race through NASA and the Apollo program first landed on the moon on june 20th 1969
Isaac Asimov was a biochemist born in 1920, started writing published sci-fi in 1939 and full on scifi novels in 1950 (seriously, this stuff was wayyyyy ahead of its time). Died in 1992.
Gene Roddenberry was born in 1921, died in 1991.
It’s almost as if doing this first, half a century ago, and, pardon my culturism, but probably less recklessly AND in a higher cost of living country would be substantially more expensive.
But still, a genuine congratulations to India and everybody that worked on that project.
Edit: I don’t know why I’m being downvoted, it’s a fact. “We did it for SO CHEAP” is not a brag or a flex.
The cost to realtime process trajectories in 1968 was not the $10USD that a several year old, e-waste used iPhone is now.
And the yearly salary of NASA engineers now is 100k-150k USD (glassdoor.com) while the Indian space program engineer median yearly salary (payscale.com) looks to be 200k-3M INR (median 800,000), which is $2,400USD-35K USD (median 10,000USD).
So… Just on labor alone, that’s a factor of 5-50x. Then, take into account the improvements in materials and tech that can be basically gotten off the shelf. You don’t have to R&D reinvent tang anymore.
Like, yeah, cool, you did it, that’s awesome. But then, trying to be like “oh we did it for so cheap” just makes me wonder how and then instantly realize that making me think about that undermines the very achievement it’s trying to brag about.
And don’t get it twisted: money is fucked up in the world right now. Just leave it at: You did it, India. Congratulations, one of only four countries in the world have done it.
💯 Yeah, I get to sit in my own comfy chair, with ac, my own music or silence, without people coughing on me, with my doors locked if I feel like it.
That type of busyness in either picture is exceptional. If I get into a car to get somewhere, it’s almost always easier AND FASTER to just stay in it.
Do I think it would be better if they were all electric? Yes.
Is coffee bad for the environment? At every step, yes.
Do I like well made espresso? Yes.
Do I want to go anywhere for a cup of coffee? No.
Do I have the equipment to make good espresso at home? No.
Do I think going without is the best form of being better for the environment? In many cases, yes.
Will I still go somewhere for a chance at a great cup of espresso? Maybe once every other month.
What is the goal of FuckCars and this sort of perspective? Seems like it should be sustainability and quality of life.
Do I think cars are the enemy? No.
Do I wish I didn’t have to deal with them? Yes.
Are there any 100% sustainable, more efficient, better quality of life suggestions that are feasible out there? Not yet.
Do I think FuckCars is a whine? Generally, yes.
Do I think it’s an important debate to keep open? One of the most important.
Why do I criticize it? Because it never addresses the complexity of the problem or produces any feasible solutions or steps to take. It’s a cope with blanket implicit blame. We all want better.
Lol imagine a new product demanding this.
Lol now imagine an incredibly shitty existing product that is already replaced by superior products and internalized software in even the cheapest tvs demanding this.
The Amazon stream stick doesn’t even offer anything of value as it is.
Is enshittification just extortion at this point?