Your last line hits hard. I know statistics and odds are still in my favor...but given a choice, I'd rather fly Airbus, or on an older plane created before 'supplier issues' were a thing.
Wall Street ruined Boeing. I never want to fly on a 787 or newer Boeing aircraft.
I think some of the concern is China's desire to create a moon base. And the best spot is near the south pole, so whoever 'claims' it first will have significant advantages over everyone else.
There's no real reason to send people to Mars other than to get experience with long distance space travel. Robots are much cheaper to send.
I feel like efficiency is the killer of dreams. Anything I can code, has already been created or can be done 100x better by someone more experienced. And there are a lot more experienced people than me.
We're all just killing time anyways, but nobody likes wasting time.
This is always posted and it always irritates me for some reason. It isn't even worth the effort and it makes me more anxious knowing the tinnitus will return in seconds. It never works longer than that for me.
The only relief for me is to accept, ignore it, and do no further damage. Healthier living (lower blood pressure) and time (8 years) seems to has lessened the symptoms.
For me, creative work only feels good when it's useful or serves a purpose to someone. I like art, but being creative for the sake of creativity does little for me.
It's easy to get immersed into that sort of creative work, but as with all things, moderation and balance are key. You have to spend your time like money.
The curious will seek information wherever it may be.
Kids are naturally curious about the world, but keeping them engaged with learning and growing through exposure and study largely falls on parents and teachers.
We're living in the Information Age (for better or worse), and my kids have been exposed to far more topics than I came across in libraries. It's easy to keep them interested, but I feel like the disappearance of libraries reduces the accuracy and quality of Information.
I've seen mine and other's kids rattle off a crazy amount of "facts" but still fall short in problem solving, applying knowledge, etc.
The universe is thought to be about 13.8 billion years old. The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. I don't think humanity has even been around for 500k years.