Billionaires Playing Space Astronauts ! ~ by TPO

 

Billionaires Playing Space Astronauts !

 ~ by TPO ~  

    FB Post --- " I can't imagine having enough money to end hunger in the U.S. and deciding that all  I wanted to do was play space tourist ." 

~ Annie Gabston-Howell (The Talk on Main St.)     

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     F C M ===> It would only be temporary .... Ending hunger is out of human reach.  Humans are not very good at determining what's good for them.
       S R ===> No lie !!
      Hénock Gugsa ===> They certainly won't be able to end anything even their low self-esteem ... or self-hate as you referenced in your earlier post today, titled I think, "S'aimer".
      J S ===> Hénock Gugsa - so true.
      F C M ===> Hénock Gugsa - I understand what you're saying, but feeding everyone is impossible, not to say detrimental, in the dogmatic contexts in which we humans are living .... We are simply too many, and no system, even ecosystems, can support our self-centered madness seen throughout the social spectrum .... Humans are the problem, all of them.
     Hénock Gugsa ===> That sounds a bit defeatist.  Are we surrendering the battle before it is even joined?  I understand our historical record is dismal, but still ...!  If we can arrive at a tough and incontrovertible conclusion that humans are the problem, couldn't we strive toward a constructive solution to the problem ... or is there no solution at all ?!  I am not thinking (or saying) feed everyone, feed only those who cannot feed themselves for reasons beyond their power to overcome, such as natural calamities and wars.  But then we see, on the other side, wealthy countries  already wasting and throwing away surplus crops and food products?  I'm not being a soft non-pragmatist or a non-realist here.  I know and understand the laws of economics.  We are given to asking what is the value of this and what is the cost of that ?  But for the most part, we are short-sighted and lack wisdom.  So a country in Africa undergoes starvation from drought or civil war.  So a practical, two-pronged assistance should be made to that country: 1) immediate palliative assistance of food and health care;  2) infrastructural assistance with meaningful long-term results, i.e water wells, irrigation, forestation, roads and bridges, and electric power.
The "charity trap" should be avoided because it could end up in fatigue and disappointment.  But certain types of investments although high-risk on the surface could be labeled "good-will".  Their returns-on-investment may not be immediate but they are beyond valuation for sure.  

     F C M ===> Hénock Gugsa - To make this simple, we reproduce too much, and grow at a faster rate than ecosystems can heal ....  Humans are too stupid, too much attached to their cultural values and religions to accept evidences.  If one wants to reduce poverty, he'll have to accept the fact that reproduction is no longer a right, but rather a privilege.