DO not pivot on what I said. I worked 35 years in R&D. Developed some fantastic products...ALL FOR USE ON EARTH by people. Nothing is gained to further human condition by knowledge of how many habitable planets exit in the universe if they are light years away. Total waste of precious earth resources which we are consuming at a faster and faster rate. Earth has finite resources. To waste them is a hideous crime just to keep a few nerds employed.
Zackly what I said. Too many hungry mouths to feed here, there is no point in trying to learn anything about what’s out there. Not one dime for space if there’s one hungry child, right?
(35 years of R&D shot to hell if that’s what you believe.)