David Njoku23h ago

Even though I am generally interested in science and technology, I have found it impossible to get excited about Artemis II.

I'm not quite sure. Maybe it's because America isn't exactly my favourite country these days because ... well, you know why. Or maybe it's because, contrary to what I'd always assumed, these things are a lot more jingoistic than I thought. It's not "Mankind is going to the moon", it's "America is beating China to the moon".

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@davidnjoku

I grok. But recall that the whole Apollo program was "America is beating the Soviets to the moon". And once we'd checked the box, that was it.

Am I excited? No. Am I following the progress? Yes.

Apr 8 at 3:43pmWeb