I think you’re looking at this with too much nostalgia. Information travelled much slower back in the 70’s, so the topic would stay on longer, but it would start a new era the same way today. Some people would dedicate their lives to know more, some would get on with their lives and some would try to monetize anything out of it.
I dunno. It’s not like brillant work isn’t done now, but it really feels like the “average person’s” attention is totally consumed by the hype of social media and influencers, at least from my perspective in the United States. And now that includes high profile politicans and institutional leaders heavily influenced by their feeds.
Look at all that engagement, for what are basically instagram influencers taking a high altitude selfie ride! It utterly dwarfs any kind of “real” space missions now, much less women that have gone up before. That couldn’t have happened in the 70s; the information environment simply wasn’t condusive to it.
And that has very real ramifications for scientists that need public funding.
I think you’re looking at this with too much nostalgia. Information travelled much slower back in the 70’s, so the topic would stay on longer, but it would start a new era the same way today. Some people would dedicate their lives to know more, some would get on with their lives and some would try to monetize anything out of it.
I dunno. It’s not like brillant work isn’t done now, but it really feels like the “average person’s” attention is totally consumed by the hype of social media and influencers, at least from my perspective in the United States. And now that includes high profile politicans and institutional leaders heavily influenced by their feeds.
This is a great microcosm: https://lemmy.world/post/28290391
Look at all that engagement, for what are basically instagram influencers taking a high altitude selfie ride! It utterly dwarfs any kind of “real” space missions now, much less women that have gone up before. That couldn’t have happened in the 70s; the information environment simply wasn’t condusive to it.
And that has very real ramifications for scientists that need public funding.