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When I was a boy, I had a dream
All about the things I'd like to be.
Soon as I was in my bed
Music played inside my head
When I was a boy, I had a dream
A Twitter thread for those who want an explanation.
All about the things I'd like to be.
Soon as I was in my bed
Music played inside my head
When I was a boy, I had a dream
A Twitter thread for those who want an explanation.
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Tiger
Gender Any
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File Size 461.5 kB
and they shouldn't, like yes the companies should get some credit for the making of the equipment like the rockets but if we let the companies like Space X take over from governments we are basically killing our own chance of setting laws and regulations in place so that space doesn't become a dumping ground of cooperate greed, like the Apollo missions was about NASA and going to Luna, not Boeing and the Saturn V.
The unfortunate and frequently glossed over truth of Apollo was that it was a technology demo with a really really good topside PR spin. The Apollo program didn't just take us to the moon. It demonstrated to the USSR and the world overall accuracy, controllability, and reliability of our rockets, and by no insignificant relationship, the overall accuracy and reliability of our ballistic missile systems. We didn't go to the moon for science alone, for the good of mankind. The funds would've never been pushed through if it there wasn't politics involved.
Corporations have taken hold where strategic nuclear deterrence backed off.
Corporations have taken hold where strategic nuclear deterrence backed off.
Riiight. I fail to see how corporations can't be idealistic, at any capacity, whereas national governments and other institutions can.
Reducing space exploration to ulterior motives is silly, same could be done with entire 20th century space race and yet the whole affair was unprecedentedly risky - and space exploration remains as risky to this day, it's not some guaranteed investment to attract companies solely driven by profit motive.
Reducing space exploration to ulterior motives is silly, same could be done with entire 20th century space race and yet the whole affair was unprecedentedly risky - and space exploration remains as risky to this day, it's not some guaranteed investment to attract companies solely driven by profit motive.
If the only 'corporations bad' thing is if they have a 'guaranteed investment' then I guess corporations are saints without equal for taking so much more risk than the common person, even if that risk is, instance to instance, utterly negligible in the majority of cases.
Sarcasm aside, this is the sort of logic that allows profit-minded corporations to abuse our trust based on the chance they may be idealistic and benevolent. They paid to have their logo on the suit. Corporations pay millions to have their logo all over the place all the time. Occam's Razor suggests it's simply marketing.
Sarcasm aside, this is the sort of logic that allows profit-minded corporations to abuse our trust based on the chance they may be idealistic and benevolent. They paid to have their logo on the suit. Corporations pay millions to have their logo all over the place all the time. Occam's Razor suggests it's simply marketing.
I think you missed the point of the art. Space exploration should NOT be the domain of corporations and their selfish motivations and intentions. It should be the domain of public agencies that do it for the benefit of all humanity. The scene depicted here is a grim future indeed, and one where we are unfortunately heading towards.
Weh? No I guess I don't get it at all. Corporations can invest all they want in space exploration and infrastructure but they cannot lay claim to any of it. So what's the issue? Putting people in space in general is a good thing, advancing our knowledge of space and our infrastructure is a good thing. The more companies invest the better. What are you worried they're going to do?
Write the rules, set the agenda, draw all the boundaries--that's what.
Corporations exist to generate profit; at the end of the day, that is their raison d'être. It is the principal, driving motive behind every decision they make, and that which concerns the rest of us--ethics, sustainability, discovery--takes a back seat unless it can be tied to some profit-related subject. Corporations exist within the confines of the law because they would be sued if they didn't, and lawsuits cost money. They act sustainably because shareholders' and customers' decisions are increasingly influenced by sustainability--and even this is a relatively new phenomenon in the grand scheme of things. Even the common good is seen as a negative side-effect: that which benefits the general population, and not just paying customers, is recognized in economics as an externality.
We have all seen firsthand the damage that huge corporations have done to our ecosystems (big oil, denying climate change for decades), our societies (mass surveillance technology), and even our bodies (cigarette companies), in the name of profit. Allowing them to lead the way in space exploration would, with no uncertainty, only extend this damage into space. What benefits they do reap would be cordoned off and inaccessible to the vast majority of society. After all, it's proven easy enough even to grossly inflate the price of life-saving drugs like insulin--why would the private sector bother making space travel, or the benefits of research, accessible or affordable to the general public when they could make far more money charging millions of dollars instead?
And just as profit is a corporation's first priority in action, it is their first priority in inaction. If an action of any sort--research, development of a new technology, any new discovery--cannot be monetized, and not merely monetized but sufficiently profitable to please shareholders, then it simply won't be pursued. Space offers a nigh-endless supply of environments that will never be explored, that will never generate interest, because investigating them further won't make enough money.
Corporations exist to generate profit; at the end of the day, that is their raison d'être. It is the principal, driving motive behind every decision they make, and that which concerns the rest of us--ethics, sustainability, discovery--takes a back seat unless it can be tied to some profit-related subject. Corporations exist within the confines of the law because they would be sued if they didn't, and lawsuits cost money. They act sustainably because shareholders' and customers' decisions are increasingly influenced by sustainability--and even this is a relatively new phenomenon in the grand scheme of things. Even the common good is seen as a negative side-effect: that which benefits the general population, and not just paying customers, is recognized in economics as an externality.
We have all seen firsthand the damage that huge corporations have done to our ecosystems (big oil, denying climate change for decades), our societies (mass surveillance technology), and even our bodies (cigarette companies), in the name of profit. Allowing them to lead the way in space exploration would, with no uncertainty, only extend this damage into space. What benefits they do reap would be cordoned off and inaccessible to the vast majority of society. After all, it's proven easy enough even to grossly inflate the price of life-saving drugs like insulin--why would the private sector bother making space travel, or the benefits of research, accessible or affordable to the general public when they could make far more money charging millions of dollars instead?
And just as profit is a corporation's first priority in action, it is their first priority in inaction. If an action of any sort--research, development of a new technology, any new discovery--cannot be monetized, and not merely monetized but sufficiently profitable to please shareholders, then it simply won't be pursued. Space offers a nigh-endless supply of environments that will never be explored, that will never generate interest, because investigating them further won't make enough money.
This reminds me a bit of when Mir was de-orbited in 2001. The Russian control room had a bunch of advertising banners underneath the big projection screens at the front of the room. See about 3:00 to 3:04 in this video: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/.....sh_with_slates
Compare the German control room at 3:22 to 3:29, and the French control room at about 4:01 - no ads visible in either one.
Compare the German control room at 3:22 to 3:29, and the French control room at about 4:01 - no ads visible in either one.
I understand the feeling of having space corporatized, but here's my take on it. We as a species are interested in space because it ultimately will be necessary for our survival. We can't live on only one planet and expect us to survive ourselves for the next thousand years, especially considering resource depletion. Now that we've seen just how lethargic space exploration is without a serious near-term motive (post Space Race era), it's clear that we as a species need some kind of near-term incentive to spread into space or else it's just not going to happen, 'cause the humans in charge are very short-sighted. Profit currently seems to be a promising driver and one that may prove to be more consistent and reliable than national competition. So ultimately, while I don't like huge companies just as much as the rest of you, I think it's a necessary evil if we're going to call more than just Earth our home. It sucks but we have to do it.
It's nice to see the "necessary evil" take on this trajectory we've found ourselves on. Too many people are entirely willing to bend over for the modern aristocracy of shareholders and corporate boards.
It shouldn't happen, it can't be allowed to happen again in the future, we should be fucking ashamed in ourselves for letting it happen. But without a significant change in the fabric of our society that we honestly probably won't have time to undertake given the rapidly deteriorating condition of our planet and geopolitical situation, we don't really have better options for getting into space.
Ultimately, these insipid venture capitalists won't be remembered when we've spread beyond the confines of our planet or even -- gods willing, and with the right advancements in our understanding of the fundamental laws of reality or even just with the old-fashioned "fart nukes and plan for a hundred-year voyage" approach -- beyond the solar system. Earth will be remembered. Humanity's perseverance and determination will be celebrated. Greed and the elementary need for control for control's sake are inherently self-destructive and future generations living across the cosmos won't have need of such backwards notions; at least not at the obscenely pervasive scale we see now.
It shouldn't happen, it can't be allowed to happen again in the future, we should be fucking ashamed in ourselves for letting it happen. But without a significant change in the fabric of our society that we honestly probably won't have time to undertake given the rapidly deteriorating condition of our planet and geopolitical situation, we don't really have better options for getting into space.
Ultimately, these insipid venture capitalists won't be remembered when we've spread beyond the confines of our planet or even -- gods willing, and with the right advancements in our understanding of the fundamental laws of reality or even just with the old-fashioned "fart nukes and plan for a hundred-year voyage" approach -- beyond the solar system. Earth will be remembered. Humanity's perseverance and determination will be celebrated. Greed and the elementary need for control for control's sake are inherently self-destructive and future generations living across the cosmos won't have need of such backwards notions; at least not at the obscenely pervasive scale we see now.
I should clarify, especially given the context behind the artwork, I'm not saying "you should be thanking the corporations, because at least it's better than nothing."
Fuck them. Humanity and Earth don't deserve to have their fates decided based on the whims of some asshole's vanity projects.
I'm saying "the instant we've gotten what we need to ensure our survival as a species and just maybe begin repairing the damage we've wrought upon our home, we can also turn around and banish these foul scumrags to the eternal abyss of utter irrelevancy and destitution, because we'll have absolutely no need of them anymore." A necessary evil is still an evil, after all.
Fuck them. Humanity and Earth don't deserve to have their fates decided based on the whims of some asshole's vanity projects.
I'm saying "the instant we've gotten what we need to ensure our survival as a species and just maybe begin repairing the damage we've wrought upon our home, we can also turn around and banish these foul scumrags to the eternal abyss of utter irrelevancy and destitution, because we'll have absolutely no need of them anymore." A necessary evil is still an evil, after all.
Holy cow my perspective has changed a lot in the past three years. Fuck the megacorps, greed has caused all our worldly problems and More Greed isn't going to fix anything. Letting the megacorps conquer all of space in the name of greed will just spread Earth's problems of hyper-exploitation and economic squalor to millions of other worlds. Greed won't magically go away just because we're on a different planet around a different star. I hope that either humanity has a massive global-scale revolt into socialism in the near future or we go extinct. More of this shit is worse than death.
...and if you're wondering why my perspective changed so much, I got a retail job
...and if you're wondering why my perspective changed so much, I got a retail job
Tell me about it, I've been bouncing between food service, retail/merchandising, and professional driving my entire adult life. I'd thought about appending "...or to the literal void" to the bit about irrelevancy and destitution in the clarification post, but I figured that was probably toeing the line of an """actionable threat""" or some shit.
I really hope the wider socialist revolution comes as well, and I try to work toward it in my own small ways when I can, but I've got enough faith in humanity as a whole to think that we'll be able to take the "toys" of the idle rich away from them the instant the opportunity presents itself.
Maybe that faith is misplaced. We'll see. Despots, power-hungry madmen, ecocidal and genocidal terrorists masquerading as states, and the sociopathic sorts who come to head massive private enterprises are a minority in the population, though, for all the resources they currently control. Most of us just...want to live, want to have a comfortable and sustainable life. We'll get there one way or another.
I really hope the wider socialist revolution comes as well, and I try to work toward it in my own small ways when I can, but I've got enough faith in humanity as a whole to think that we'll be able to take the "toys" of the idle rich away from them the instant the opportunity presents itself.
Maybe that faith is misplaced. We'll see. Despots, power-hungry madmen, ecocidal and genocidal terrorists masquerading as states, and the sociopathic sorts who come to head massive private enterprises are a minority in the population, though, for all the resources they currently control. Most of us just...want to live, want to have a comfortable and sustainable life. We'll get there one way or another.
As a man that worked for corporations for 10 years as a low level grunt, I feel this guys pain, I do, American corporations took the one thing that you should never take from a person, my dreams, Hope's and sanity.
Say what you want but as an example:
I was gired for a mentle handicap I have that is mild autism, becuse the state was New Hampshire, this was legal. Happened a few times actually. All over my handicap or becuse they did not like my face.
But yeah, corporations are souless monsters that will destroy your lives to make a quick profit, or do what my second employer did, fire people that worked for them for decades becuse they missed a punch in once then hire them back a week later with no benefits taken and starting at there minimal wage jobs with nothing included.
Sorry, this image just pulls out my experiences of working in the "United" States.
Say what you want but as an example:
I was gired for a mentle handicap I have that is mild autism, becuse the state was New Hampshire, this was legal. Happened a few times actually. All over my handicap or becuse they did not like my face.
But yeah, corporations are souless monsters that will destroy your lives to make a quick profit, or do what my second employer did, fire people that worked for them for decades becuse they missed a punch in once then hire them back a week later with no benefits taken and starting at there minimal wage jobs with nothing included.
Sorry, this image just pulls out my experiences of working in the "United" States.
I really feel for him. You spend years: of hard study, specialist training to survive in a hostile environment, learning to live a life in confined space, develop a mentality to cope under high stress/or to make life and death decisions, train to keep your body fit and healthy during your that time. And then your reduced to a poster boy for branding.
As for your drawing, you really convey his disappointment perfectly. I like the detail you've given to his suit. Ignoring the branding for a moment, the size is like that of the actual suit, along with the unit on his chest is nicely done. The patchwork of branding is really what we would expect to see on a 'commercial suit'. Well done on the drawing and colouring👍👍👍👍👍
Ironically, this branding is touched on in an anime series called Tiger and Bunny. The commercialization of superheroes.
As for your drawing, you really convey his disappointment perfectly. I like the detail you've given to his suit. Ignoring the branding for a moment, the size is like that of the actual suit, along with the unit on his chest is nicely done. The patchwork of branding is really what we would expect to see on a 'commercial suit'. Well done on the drawing and colouring👍👍👍👍👍
Ironically, this branding is touched on in an anime series called Tiger and Bunny. The commercialization of superheroes.
This is beautifully done, as well as being a very pointed and elegant statement on space exploration as it is today. I mean, I'm still really excited by it, but... it's alarming and uncomfortable and the dystopian writing on the wall couldn't be any clearer.
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