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What im saying is it cost _only_ 10 billion, meanwhile 10s of billions are regularly spent on things of comparatively trifling consequences.
by throwaway2048 7y ago
What im saying is it cost _only_ 10 billion, meanwhile 10s of billions are regularly spent on things of comparatively trifling consequences.
- beambot 7y agoLike $13B per aircraft carrier: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carrier https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraf...
- wolco 7y agoI'm selling the most expensive sandwich for 11B if anyone is interested.
- im3w1l 7y agoSafeguarding freedom and democracy is not a small trifle.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIndeed, which is why you should spend the money judiciously, instead of on something wildly expensive vulnerable to a relatively inexpensive supersonic cruise missile.
- s1artibartfast 7y agoBeing wildly expensive and vulnerable does not necessarily mean it can't provide $13B of value
- toomuchtodo 7y agoSure, but evidence is required said value is being provided. Otherwise, you’re arguing a rock is providing safety against tigers because there are no tigers around.
- pkaye 7y agoLike $100m that was ~~~spent~~~ wasted on Juicero. I was listening to the scientist working on the UCSF kidney project and he was estimating it would cost around $100m to successfully get his project through FDA testing. And it was a long rocky road for him to get where it is now. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/juicero https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/juicero https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney