This is an idea I've seen in a few places, not a bad idea but 20th century history shows that programs that provide an external focus are easily subverted. Consider when people start talking about starting a colony on the moon or even just repairing the hoover dam people start asking, "why spend precious money on that when homeless people in San Francisco Have no shelter or kids in Baltimore aren't getting an education or people in Africa have no food etc...."
Sadly the current paradigm is a 'sky without eagles'.
This is an idea I've seen in a few places, not a bad idea but 20th century history shows that programs that provide an external focus are easily subverted. Consider when people start talking about starting a colony on the moon or even just repairing the hoover dam people start asking, "why spend precious money on that when homeless people in San Francisco Have no shelter or kids in Baltimore aren't getting an education or people in Africa have no food etc...."
Sadly the current paradigm is a 'sky without eagles'.
Cannot agree more, and here’s great news- and allies;
https://a16z.com/why-america-must-develop-space-and-how-well-do-it/
A16z.com is Andreessen Horowitz.
In this loop here is Anduril, also serious. Here are resourced and serious people who care about the country.
https://a16z.com/american-dynamism-50/?mkt_tok=MzgyLUpaQi03OTgAAAGItX0ntb3rdfKiQDJ4ZdjV9yiKe6fM0lgx3EwUAIQAMX_0Z53sTByIjLT5p0DMpctPjgyaebwoM0WwSryxDEW2yZfie-tNEkhjHhcYM7QvzIjuPg
Where is this piece ?