Yes, but... it's really hard to stay focused. Everything is kinda awesome to look at, so I have forgotten about the stars and zoned on my surroundings or my hand or a hundred other things. I like tripping in the woods or at the beach best personally.
That's the least of the worries facing the construction of a skyhook. I don't think Heinlein's Kenya Beanstalk is possible. It would have to stretch out so far to defeat gravity that it would hit so many satellites. That's the first issue that pops to mind.
Fuck all gatekeeping. Let people like things even if only superficially. Purity tests are lame, and anyone who tries to test you on how big a fan you are is lame.
We still got put into "gifted programs", excelled there, got terrible grades because school was boring, now we are just folks. Many of us are lynchpins at our jobs, because we still excel at finding patterns and we're still fundamentally lazy so we tend to be really efficient, often improving processes for our own convenience if allowed any kind of autonomy.
I'm not fond of the cinema, myself, but I hear about new movies. What I hear is how much money they made on opening day. So yes, your comparison sits right with me.
Yes, but... it's really hard to stay focused. Everything is kinda awesome to look at, so I have forgotten about the stars and zoned on my surroundings or my hand or a hundred other things. I like tripping in the woods or at the beach best personally.