Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "The Real Reason NASA Is Going Back To Venus!" video.

  1. "We should probably know what's going on there." Okay, I'll bite. Why? Don't get me wrong, I'm not against knowledge for knowledge sake in every instance. I did take courses about mythology and English literature which outside of providing some enjoyable reading and teaching me a bit about formulating an argument based in antiquity didn't really come in handy in my day-to-day job. But it was part of the whole person concept back then so I got it. But that experience only cost a few bucks. Sending probes to Venus is a tad more expensive, meaning the ROI should matter. Are there plans to colonize the atmosphere? I've actually heard a case for that one. Are we going to mine the surface? I actually like the idea of space exploration, being a child of the age of Apollo, but I just don't see the value in checking out that place. I think our general knowledge of how that place functions is enough for the time being. In case anyone is interested, we are beyond broke. Spending cash on a joy ride to Venus to measure temperature, pressure, and the like doesn't really move the needle. It's a nice to have, not a got to have, and right now we need to focus more on got to have. This whole thing sounds like a money grab by NASA. If Elon Musk or some other uber-rich guy wants to float a probe in the friendly skies of Venus, by all means, have at it dude. Just don't ask me or my fellow taxpayers to pick up the check. I know we waste 99 cents out of every dollar as it is so I won't dispute anyone who makes that claim. Venus just doesn't do much for me. Knowledge about Mars may come in handy when we need to run from the expanding Sun in a billion years or so but Venus? It's beyond Africa hot and outside of a few oohs and ahhs from some geek in a lab some place going there is waste of time and money. But that's me.
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