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> And indeed, that would appear to be the real moral of this story: Airplane manufacturing is no different from mortgage lending or insulin distribution or make
by kazen44 7y ago
> And indeed, that would appear to be the real moral of this story: Airplane manufacturing is no different from mortgage lending or insulin distribution or make-believe blood analyzing software—another cash cow for the one percent, bound inexorably for the slaughterhouse.
But building airplanes has a far more direct consequence to people's lives then mortgage lending and other "pie in the sky" wallstreet mumbo jumbo.
Not building a proper airplane results in preventable disasters, with a great loss of life and trust as a result.
- xiphias2 7y agoSadly with the current US health care system not having enough money for hospital visit may easily mean the loss of life. The only difference with airplanes is that it's much more visible, which means that it's harder to cheat.