Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company

space exploration generally has a long and fraught history with war and weaponry, no matter what country is doing it. knee-jerk hating on the american government is fine, i get it, but it does kind of obfuscate what's actually going on here and the real history of space exploration and current state of affairs. also, rejecting space exploration entirely does no one good—humans are going to space, no matter what. it's just something that is going to happen. people are going to go to space. what we can do right now is understand the history and current politics of space travel/exploration and what we can do to advocate for better foundations moving forward.

throwing a fit because people think it's cool that humans went to the moon is about as useful as pissing on an open wound to rinse it off. if you actually want things to change, advocate for more funding for nasa and a separation from commercial space companies like spacex and blue origin. advocate for further international negotiations on the artemis accords and outer space treaty to make sure the clauses are fair and acceptable to all parties, particularly the outer space mining agreements. learn the full history of space travel so you know how we got here and what had to happen to lead us to the place we are now.

Worldbuilding where being queer is normalized and queerphobia has no impact on the plot? THAT'S FINE. Worldbuilding that includes queerphobia and tackles the effects of it as part of the story? THAT'S ALSO FINE.

Low-stakes queer romcom where the characters are fluffy and cute? THAT'S COOL. Messy queer drama with toxic people who fuck each other over and clash repeatedly? THAT'S ALSO COOL.

Stories that center the characters' queerness, show a trans character's transition, and are about the queerness as much as the rest of the plot? AWESOME. Stories where the characters' queerness isn't treated as a big deal, and have trans characters whose transition happened before the story entirely? ALSO AWESOME.

You may PREFER one thing or another, but it is actually good to have all these things. It's about variety. It's about queer characters being allowed to exist without censorship. It's about queer artists getting to make things without being told we're a "niche issue" or "adult content." It's about having as many goddamn cakes as the bakery can produce.