/sci/ - Science & Math

You know /sci,

As much as I complain about the human condition and other similar problems, I have to say that the human race is brilliant. We've been through thick and thin, massacres and triumphs; building constructs and working at a scientific level previously inconceivable by our ancestors not even 100 years prior. Our computers, our smartphones, the internet; all cutting edge technology. Everything is available at the touch of our fingertips.

That's why I'm raising a glass to science and humanity this Christmas. Keep being awesome.

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Hey so why are we really bothering with space exploration right now? Would it not be better to work towards more sophisticated bionics and cybernetics to allow us as humans to advance quicker overall?

For example, if we could input all the data from a technical manual into our minds and have it readily available as memories, would this not allow us to develop space travel technology(and countless other technologies) much faster, which would mean faster advancement overall?

Why is there not a National Bionics and Cybernetics Administration?

Bionics will allow us to tailor bodies to whatever look, figure and gender we want. This will slowly wipe out ethic and cultural groups, before the human race becomes a correlation of data without need of a body.

Data will spread throughout the stars and we will assimilate, peacefully or forcefully, any alien races.

Humans can only operate in a capatilistic society, with only the most basic socialistic programs, such as simple welfare and child support for those who are desperate enough to need it.

As of now, our governments and societies are run like socialist states, punishing those who work with heavy taxes, and rewarding those who don't with welfare. This has created an undertorrent of low socio-economic classes, which continue to expand and cause more problems.

Instead of a government or school being run like a capitalist business, we are seeing gross bureaucracy, inefficient govt spending, and bad teachers getting paid for a job they do not perform properly. In a corporation, you are commended and applauded for running efficiently and producing maximum profits. In the govt, you are commended and applauded for running a large section of the beast, and using up all of your budget on more employees and more worthless shit. In a school, you are paid your salary even when you do not perform your job properly; that of education and encouragement. Likewise, you do not get financial bonuses for teaching your class well, and raising overall grades.

Why do we continue to lie to ourselves that we need to fund this grossly unhealthy social system? Growing deficits show copious amounts of money wasted on everything ranging from wars to welfare. Self serving politicians are self serving, and do not care at all what they do, as long as they stay in their position of power and continue to receive their salaries and benefits. This further goes to show that we, as humans, cannot successfully operate in a socialistic society.

Survival is the core of capitalism, and capitalism is the core of base human instinct. Why can we not accept this? Why /sci/?