[slfnflctd]

> Can we expect that level of commitments from our governments or corporations?

Clearly, right now we cannot. This is one of the worst obstacles to progress in these areas that I see, and I don't see any obvious way to fix it.

The situation we're currently in would've been utterly unfathomable to me 30 years ago. I have lost a great deal of the hope and optimism I held in the past. Interstellar exploration is but one of many fields where we are suffering due to short term thinking.

[JMKH42]

Short term thinking isn't why we are suffering. We are suffering because there are no promising avenues to pursue.

If you think of one, bring it up.

[SoftTalker]

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