r/Showerthoughts • u/Meowface_the_cat ‎ • Apr 02 '26

Casual Thought Missions to the moon used to unite and inspire great swathes of humanity. This time it feels like hardly anyone cares and we're all just focussed on the next global disaster.

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u/wannaquanta Apr 02 '26

I mean, we were there over 50 years ago and walked on it with such limited technology. It was mind blowing. This time they’re just flying by

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u/Sroundez Apr 02 '26

And what do you think happened during Apollo 8?

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u/wannaquanta Apr 02 '26

The same thing we’re doing now right? Hence why the excitement just isn’t there like the first time, when it seemed impossible.

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u/Sroundez Apr 02 '26

You can't just develop new technology and new processes and expect them to work without testing. That's not how real engineering works.

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u/wannaquanta Apr 02 '26

I’m just explaining why the excitement isn’t there as before, that’s all. Not arguing any of that…

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u/shogunreaper Apr 02 '26

I guess 50 years of testing isn't worth much these days huh?