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My understanding is building ships is our jobs programs. Thought that all 50 states had a role in building one ship in the end. Isn't that what war is all abou

My understanding is building ships is our jobs programs. Thought that all 50 states had a role in building one ship in the end. Isn't that what war is all about? Boys and testosterone? It's that simple. Boys and toys. Someday we will advance as a society beyond that, but who knows when that will be. Guess one can say, "hey we need this to advance our science, war is the big experimental space." Don't really seeing Elon Musk doing much war planning. He does seem to be getting us to Mars just fine. The amount of $$$s spend building one ship could probably build a heck of a lot of hosptials and universities, all around the world, but guess that would be just kind of boring. There are still many people in my Brooklyn 'hood that can't read and write. Think that would be a far better mission, AKA Education. But just my opinion. Maybe we can do both?

ForHackernews 10y ago
Elon Musk is a prime example of boys and toys. Granted, they are toys with more peacetime applications, but don't kid yourself, it's still a testosterone-fueled dick measuring contest. Witness the puerile "mine is bigger" feud with Jeff Bezos/Blue Origin.
adventured 10y ago
> Boys and testosterone? It's that simple. Boys and toys That's impressively sexist. Why are you referring to men as boys, if not for derogatory purposes based solely on their sex? I see that in public forums extremely frequently now, and it's only ever done as a belligerent insult. Here's a historical reality check for you: "European Queens Waged More Wars Than Kings" http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/01/european-queens-waged-more-wars-than-kings.html http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/01/european-queens-waged-m...
woodman 10y ago
> Isn't that what war is all about? Boys and testosterone? It's that simple. Boys and toys. I have to assume that you aren't even half seriously suggesting this. What about all the war that happened during the majority of man's existence, when the "toy" was a sharp stick? Sure you had the odd technological mismatch at the onset of ${metal} age, but the majority of the time both sides had the same rocks and sticks.

ForHackernews 10y ago

Elon Musk is a prime example of boys and toys. Granted, they are toys with more peacetime applications, but don't kid yourself, it's still a testosterone-fueled dick measuring contest. Witness the puerile "mine is bigger" feud with Jeff Bezos/Blue Origin.

adventured 10y ago

> Boys and testosterone? It's that simple. Boys and toys That's impressively sexist. Why are you referring to men as boys, if not for derogatory purposes based solely on their sex? I see that in public forums extremely frequently now, and it's only ever done as a belligerent insult. Here's a historical reality check for you: "European Queens Waged More Wars Than Kings" http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/01/european-queens-waged-more-wars-than-kings.html http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/01/european-queens-waged-m...

woodman 10y ago

> Isn't that what war is all about? Boys and testosterone? It's that simple. Boys and toys. I have to assume that you aren't even half seriously suggesting this. What about all the war that happened during the majority of man's existence, when the "toy" was a sharp stick? Sure you had the odd technological mismatch at the onset of ${metal} age, but the majority of the time both sides had the same rocks and sticks.