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NASA investigates vision disorder affecting 70% of astronauts (www.nasa.gov)

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NASA scientists are intensifying their investigation into a vision disorder that affects 70% of astronauts on long-duration space missions, as new research reveals the condition poses mounting risks for future Mars exploration 1 2. Space- Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS) causes crew members to experience blurred reading vision, swollen optic discs, and flattened eyeballs that can persist for years after returning to Earth

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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Nowhere, not once, have I stated we shouldn't.

I mean, there's the post I initially responded to:

It's almost like we should stop destroying this perfect insanely unique and suitable planet we live on until we've reached a level of bioengineering that allows us to artificially adapt to the significant environmental challenges of interplanetary travel...

You're not saying we shouldn't explore space, just that we should wait until we can genetically engineer ourselves to live in that environment. But is that not the same as saying "we should stop for now"? My entire response to that post was simply to say that it wasn't too early to start, and you seem to have taken offense to the sentiment.

So that makes this, what, an attempt at gaslighting? But perhaps I'm deranged, surely that would explain your faulty logic.

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

If you equated stop destroying the planet with stopping space development, that's on you. I clarified my stance in a comment below it minutes later.

I take offense to you and people like you thinking space is habitable or easy instead of insanely environmentally challenging, unknown, and complex. Seeing it as an escape instead of the immense and violent challenge it is. It's disrespectful to both life and the accomplishments of those before you.

So yes, you are deranged. I've not attempted any gaslighting. You continue to argue with yourself, ignore nuances, and call my logic faulty when it's not. You hand wave immense complexities of shit you **do not understand ** just because you've seemingly read the wiki on it. It's astounding. You even think space is habitable, which it is undebatbly at this time, not, and that's before comparing it to our immeasurably more habitable planet. The frustration I experience reading the shit you post is from this inherent fallacy you've attached yourself to. I even agreed with the immense increase in space funding you asked for, explicitly, and yet you seemingly doubt my alignment to continued scientific development.