Blech. Enough with the breathless fanboyism. Isn't it a little odd that every one of Musk's ventures is either heavily subsidized or directly paid for with gov

Blech. Enough with the breathless fanboyism. Isn't it a little odd that every one of Musk's ventures is either heavily subsidized or directly paid for with government dollars? It's the old Ross Perot playbook. There is no greater spendthrift and hence more profitable customer than the U.S. government. I think his companies are doing amazing technical work, but let's be honest, profit is absolutely priority number #1. Saint Musk isn't trying to kickstart an international colonization of Mars because it's a sensible Plan B (hint: it's not). I'm guessing the real motive is that it would involve more money than any project in the history of mankind.