@mike_malaska@deepspace.social Shock waves felt around the world? An absurd conceit. What would cause shock waves The US implementing universal health care controlling guns getting money out of politics ending vote suppression and gerrymandering decarbonising ASAP Etc The space tech achievements of a tech bro society seen as a threat to the rest of humanity aren't things the rest of the world cares about. The US today is a grotesque with delusions of importance, making enemies, alienating allies.