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Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in latest setback for Jeff Bezos-owned company (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/worldnews@aussie.zone
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Ooo, me so sad...

Call me old-fashioned (I am a bit) but these effing billionaires burn money and pollute their undeserving little botoxed faces off while there is so much that such money could do to improve conditions here on Earth.

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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (6 children)

I am not against funding NASA, not at all, but the billionaires who spend money on rockets for space tourists and the like, annoy me no end.

Why? This is probably one of the things I least hate about them, at least they're advancing humans in a positive way unlike say a superyacht

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Are they though?

    NASA did shit and had to create new clever things for budget reasons. And the end goal was information, understanding, science.

    These rich assholes are basically burning money trying to make Space Yachts.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I don't see that as advancing humans.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

    So you don't think much of Starlink? Reusable rockets?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    Sattelite internet sucks.

    For the cost of Starlink we could have run fiber everywhere, twice.

    Plus any money put into Space X enriches Nazi asshoke Elon Musk. Even if Starlink cures cancer its a net loss because he is such a collossal drain on society.

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