[ExI] The BullShirtStorm

[Giulio Prisco]

Combined: That's the answer to the Fermi paradox. After civs reach a
certain level all the money is stolen by thieves and all the spirit is
stolen by PC dummies, and there's little of either left for space
research.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Giulio Prisco  wrote:
>> I can't believe that. One of the most spectacular achievements of the
>> century in space, and all the dummy jerks can do is whining about Matt
>> Taylor's shirt...
>> http://skefia.com/2014/11/18/the-bullshirtstorm/
>>
>>
>
> That's nothing.  See-
>
> <http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2014/11/14/money-spent-on-rosetta-could-have-bailed-one-of-us-out%E2%80%99-moan-banks/>
>
> 'Money spent on Rosetta could have bailed one of us out', moan banks
> Despite costing a meagre £1.1bn and possibly changing the course of
> human civilisation as we know it, the banking community has been quick
> to dismiss the Rosetta Space Mission as a 'frivolous boondoggle'.
> Another so-called giant leap for mankind, they argue, could easily
> have been reinvested in subprime mortgages, money laundering or paying
> for 'the world's greatest lap-dance'.
> etc........
> ------------------
>
> That's the answer to the Fermi paradox.  After civs reach a certain
> level all the money gets stolen and there's little left for space
> research.
>
> BillK
> (This is a satirical article).  :)
>
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