We are not arguing about what is subjectively valuable according to some people. These things are materially necessary for our society to function. It doesn't matter what someone says is important or not. What matters is the material reality of the situation.

[–] WIthoutFurtherDelay@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Space travel is not objectively essential to the functioning of civilization lol

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Neither are the vast majority of technology over human history.

So why do we have them?

[–] WIthoutFurtherDelay@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because we just kinda wanted to do it? It isn’t essential to quality of life, either. I mean, i love the idea of it, but it’s not an objective good to such a degree

[–] lemat_87@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

And why we want them? To not die in some fucking cave. Some inventions are not just stupid whims. I agree that pickaps or private jets are such whims, bot not a power plant or a train. If anarchists thinks that this is not necessary, they are more stupid than I thought.

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