Ever since I got blue pilled from frequenting /r/latestagecapitalism and /r/socialism I've been lazy and unmotivated.I have no hope for the future and don't even bother looking for a job because everything is fucked.Red pill me so I can stop being a leech on society.
>>107942846The first thing you might ask yourself is can we do better and if so, how?Is it possible to build a space elevator today?Yes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qezLhypA0Y [Embed] [Embed]The key idea is the Orbital Ring version of the space elevator, not the geosynchronous tether concept you are familiar with.See, for example, Paul Birch's writings:http://www.orionsarm.com/fm_store/OrbitalRings-I.pdfThe orbital ring only requires tethers about 300 kilometers long which is technically feasible with common material like steel, but ridiculously straightforward with better and already available material like kevlar.
>>107943085There are some important questions. First, how much would it cost to do something like this?We need to send about 160 million kilograms of material into space (See Birch's boot strap estimates in part 2: http://www.orionsarm.com/fm_store/OrbitalRings-II.pdf)We have rockets available at $2000/kg costs to LEO today in "mass production" mode, which is only about 10-20 launches per year. Compared with the couple thousand launches necessary for a space elevator, $2000 is an unreasonably high upper bound for launch costs.We also need to include the cost of materials. A space elevator is about 98% steel and aluminum, 1% kevlar, and 1% other such as superconducting magnets. Most of the mass (98%) cost around $1/kg, with an average cost per kilogram of no more than about $10 per kilogram.Summing the above up, we get about $430 billion in launch costs plus another $1-2 billion in material costs.In other words, we can have a space elevator for less than $450 billion - significantly less than one year worth of DoD spending, one bank bailout, many times less than a variety of pointless wars, etc. This is well within our reach financially in other words.
>>107943128What do we get in return for this $450 billion investment?Virtually unlimited value. For example, with a space elevator we can reliably launch our nuclear waste into the sun. We've spent $100 billion building a waste repository in Nevada, but it was ultimately decided not to even use it. Now it costs only a dollar or two per kilogram to get rid of all of the nuclear waste in the world.Second, we have immediate access to viable asteroid mining industry. Because the cost of delivering payloads to LEO drops to about $1/kilogram, we can not retrieve asteroids with trillions of dollars worth of minerals for mere tens millions of dollars in addition to having an easy viable way of returning those resources back to the surface.We acquire the ability to deploy profitable solar power in orbit above cloud cover and with the ability to return said power back to the surface with near zero loss by running power transmission cables down the elevator.Just how profitable?With increased luminosity in space, enhanced exposure time, and the ability to deliver base loads, solar panels pay for themselves in only 1-2 years while having a 20 year life time.In other words, if you put $5 trillion of solar panels into space, you get your $5 trillion back by the end of year two and a $5 trillion income stream each year thereafter.In other words, the US could cut everyone's taxes, both personal and business, income, capital, death, or otherwise, all to 0%, not even cut any benefits or current spending, and pay off the national debt within a decade.
>>107943189It should already be obvious that the entirety of the political debate spectrum is cointelpro.Are taxes too high or too low? Irrelevant, we don't actually need taxes.Is social spending bankrupting us? Irrelevant, we can retire the national debt without cutting spending all while having no tax whatsoever.What does this have to do with taking the red pill?We've had the technological ability to undertake such a project for decades.That means all the squabbling you have heard your entire life, money, debt, spending, taxes, scarcity, whatever, is all bullshit. Not only is it bullshit, anyone with rudimentary knowledge of the world has known that it is all bullshit for all of this time.In other words, once you come to understand the such a project is and has been technically feasible for decades, you have to reevaluate many things.Why is there nothing of this in the conspiracy media? They are not really trying to expose or solve any problems. One hundred percent of it is cointelpro. From the Young Turks to Infowars or whatever, they are all completely full of shit because solutions to our problems not only exist, are easy to carry out, but this has been the case for a very long time.Similarly, you now know that 20%+ annual GDP growth is possible. If Trump gives you 3-4% instead of Obama's 2%, he is simply working with the establishment to try to placate and subvert a rising tide. If we see the easily achievable 20%+ growth rates, it is at least possible that he isn't a subversive. Anything less and you know he is a fraud.
>>107943085>tfw spaceelevator anon is backBest anon is best. Keep up the good work m8
>>107942846Being a productive member of the society is bad.
>>107943217not sure if you are HLI but it's nice to hear some additional details about the space elevator. I can imagine what it would actually be. The rings carry counterweights for the elevator.
>>107943085SPACE ELEVATOR ANON RETURNSGODSPEED
>>107945094The rings are the counterweights. It is very similar to a firehose or those jetpacks that you may have seen recently for flying around above the water, but you never run out of "water" because it loops back around.
>>107942846Focus on two concepts. Truth and rationality. Living truthfully and rationally will help you recognize the Truth from the Lies more easily. It will help you stand with conviction, and it will help you defeat your enemies. But you have to keep challenging yourself throughout your life. Figure out your values. Challenge them viciously. This will ensure that you have the "best" values you possibly can have. Study a wide variety of ideologies, including but not limited to politics, philosophy, spirituality, and ethics. You are the one in control. You are the only one who can figure out how best your talents can help society at large. Do not despair when you make mistakes, for mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow. Seek them out. A positive mindset will keep you sane and productive in a way that's difficult to quantify and explain. When you are faced with someone who seems "wrong", challenge yourself to figure out how they're right. Challenge yourself to deconstruct how and why they're wrong. And train yourself to feel exhilarated when your world-view shatters. Being wrong isn't a curse. It's a blessing in disguise. But don't just take my word for it. Take responsibility for your beliefs, and you will hold the reigns for your future. Good luck, anon. Also build a space elevator.
