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No scam, I know Blake and they’ve been in Colorado building for years. It might not make it, but it won’t be for lack of trying or integrity.

smt88 8y ago
Trying to resurrect a gas-guzzling technology in the face of irreversible climate change is not "integrity" by any definition I've ever used. This is a technology that could only benefit people wealthy enough to afford it. There isn't even a nice story to tell about how it helps humans as a whole.
- motivated_gear 8y ago
  The R&D that went into your phone can be derived from wall street types buying cell phones in the 90s. As technology gets better, the probability that it will become affordable to the masses increases greatly. It's not guaranteed, but its definitely non-zero.
  - darkpuma 8y ago
    The miniaturization of transistors ain't jet science.
  - smt88 8y ago
    We don't even want it to become affordable to the masses because it uses exponentially more fuel. That's part of the problem.
    - motivated_gear 8y ago
      A car consumes exponentially more fuel than a horse
- larkeith 8y ago
  This is equivocation - parent was discussing the founders' integrity in the sense of whether they are running a scam, not the broader moral integrity of developing this technology. While I am dubious about commercial supersonic flight (at least without significant investments in reducing emissions, though avoiding afterburning should already help), improved designs will at the very least lead to developments in the field, and possibly in related fields such as suborbital flight and spaceplanes.
  - smt88 8y ago
    You can be dismissive by saying it's equivocal, but I explicitly mentioned that I was broadly considering all definitions of integrity that I've personally used. It may not be a dishonest company, but lots of harm can be done honestly.
- FiveSquared25 8y ago
  This an’t Woodstock ;)
- gammateam 8y ago
  Neither is slave labor for every consumer electronics play So you done yet? I would love this
danielvf 8y ago
Great to hear! Thanks! I’m excited for them to pull it off.

smt88 8y ago

Trying to resurrect a gas-guzzling technology in the face of irreversible climate change is not "integrity" by any definition I've ever used. This is a technology that could only benefit people wealthy enough to afford it. There isn't even a nice story to tell about how it helps humans as a whole.

motivated_gear 8y ago
The R&D that went into your phone can be derived from wall street types buying cell phones in the 90s. As technology gets better, the probability that it will become affordable to the masses increases greatly. It's not guaranteed, but its definitely non-zero.
- darkpuma 8y ago
  The miniaturization of transistors ain't jet science.
- smt88 8y ago
  We don't even want it to become affordable to the masses because it uses exponentially more fuel. That's part of the problem.
  - motivated_gear 8y ago
    A car consumes exponentially more fuel than a horse
larkeith 8y ago
This is equivocation - parent was discussing the founders' integrity in the sense of whether they are running a scam, not the broader moral integrity of developing this technology. While I am dubious about commercial supersonic flight (at least without significant investments in reducing emissions, though avoiding afterburning should already help), improved designs will at the very least lead to developments in the field, and possibly in related fields such as suborbital flight and spaceplanes.
- smt88 8y ago
  You can be dismissive by saying it's equivocal, but I explicitly mentioned that I was broadly considering all definitions of integrity that I've personally used. It may not be a dishonest company, but lots of harm can be done honestly.
FiveSquared25 8y ago
This an’t Woodstock ;)
gammateam 8y ago
Neither is slave labor for every consumer electronics play So you done yet? I would love this

danielvf 8y ago

Great to hear! Thanks! I’m excited for them to pull it off.