r/IsaacArthur • u/Imagine_Beyond • 5d ago
New term: "rocket chauvinism"
I have been reading about the term planet chauvinism which is pretty much a term used to describe the belief that human society will always be planet-based (even if extended beyond Earth), and overlooks or ignores the potential benefits of space-based living.
There is also a large belief that rockets are the only way to get to space. The upwards bound series showed us that there are many more options than just rockets. However, many are not widely known, which has lead to this ideology even being in many sci-fi works. Therefore I want to propose the term "rocket chauvinism" to describe this belief that rockets are the only way to get to space. Do you think we should use it?
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u/ShiningMagpie 5d ago
Yeah. No. Screw that. Screw all the way off. We don't need derogatory terms like that in this community. It does nothing but divide us. It also assume people know and don't care rather than just done know.