botfiddler t1_iye6dnq wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Reply to comment by NPVT in Sci-fi-like space elevators could become a reality in the "next 2 or 3 decades" by Shelfrock77

>We can't even stop producing gigatons of CO2 every year in order to just survive.

There are reasons for why this comparison doesn't work. But I don't want to get into politics.

NPVT t1_iye8rt0 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:15 PM

I think it does. The inability of humans to work for the future. Short term greed overwhelms everything. The excessive consumption of fossil fuels is controlled by the rich and powerful who don't want to lose that rich and powerful so they will kill the Planet for short term gains. Space ladder construction would require a huge amount of money to accomplish. No one wants to give up their money to do that.