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> That is science and tech for knowledge's sake, not a plan to make a profit. To be fair, there wasn't much business incentive (although certainly a lot of pol
by Judgmentality 10y ago
> That is science and tech for knowledge's sake, not a plan to make a profit.
To be fair, there wasn't much business incentive (although certainly a lot of political incentive) to go to the moon in the first place. But it ultimately led to numerous new technologies and markets, most notably GPS.
I'm not saying it's necessarily a good investment, but the biggest wins are always the biggest surprises (Google, Amazon, AirBnB, Apple were all initially hated by investors).