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In SERRC Mark West reviews Omri Boehm's book on Radical Universalism, https://social-epistemology.com/2026/02/25/radical-universalism-a-review-mark-d-west/ #universalism #philosophy #nationalism #civilization #humanrights #human #politics #people #morality #ethics #enlightenment #radical #rights #left #review #serrc #identity #rules

TIL about Kessler Syndrome compliments of NASA Quote 0: Currently, there are over 27,000 tracked pieces of debris, each larger than 10 cm, and millions of smaller, untraceable fragments orbiting Earth. Even a tiny fragment, moving at speeds of up to 28,000 kilometers per hour, can cause catastrophic damage. Quote I: Sudden Alarm? In recent years, space activity has surged dramatically. Companies like SpaceX are launching thousands of satellites for mega-constellations aimed at providing global internet access. While these projects are revolutionary, they also contribute significantly to space congestion. According to Dr. Vishnu Reddy, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona, “The number of objects in space launched in the last four years has increased exponentially.” In 2009, a wake-up call came in the form of a collision between the defunct Kosmos-2251 satellite and the operational Iridium-33 communications satellite. The impact created thousands of debris pieces, many of which are still orbiting Earth today. Similar incidents could set off the cascade envisioned by Kessler, leading to a debris belt so dense that space exploration would become nearly impossible. ^Z https://nasaspacenews.com/2025/01/urgent-warning-kessler-syndrome-could-collapse-modern-technology/ #NASA #Kessler #Syndrome #technology #doom #civilization #collapse #stoneage #spaceX #junk #ElonMusk #moron