It might not seem like much yet, but it’s better than nothing
I’ve been hearing this line repeated ad nauseum since the 80s. Occasionally they pan out, but far more often you’re looking at a Google Graveyard of underfunded ideas and abandoned projects.
In this case “we’re going to turn the Texas Garbage Patch into sunglasses” doesn’t fill me with excitement.
I’m skeptical too, but I choose to retain some optimism in a world with so much terrible stuff. This project seems to have more than zero potential, without introducing obvious great harm.
I’ve been hearing this line repeated ad nauseum since the 80s. Occasionally they pan out, but far more often you’re looking at a Google Graveyard of underfunded ideas and abandoned projects.
In this case “we’re going to turn the Texas Garbage Patch into sunglasses” doesn’t fill me with excitement.
“No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is very much the same thing.” - Oscar Wilde
I’m skeptical too, but I choose to retain some optimism in a world with so much terrible stuff. This project seems to have more than zero potential, without introducing obvious great harm.