• threelonmusketeersOPM
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    16 hours ago

    Expropriating SpaceX would likely kill the very aspects of the company that have made them so successful thus far.

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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      41 minutes ago

      So be it. There are single asteroids worth $10 quintillion up there, and it’s laughable to think private equity won’t step on our necks to get it first, when the capability arises, which is just a matter of time.

      The way I see it, the stakes are higher than global internet or cheap rockets. We’re having this much trouble with mere billionaires, and someone this century will make Warren Buffet look broke.