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I'm not sure that's true. Even if they are never competitive with SpaceX you can't employ that many people and spend that much money without advancing the indus

by eloff 5y ago

I'm not sure that's true. Even if they are never competitive with SpaceX you can't employ that many people and spend that much money without advancing the industry. The benefits are just second order effects.

foobarian 5y ago
This. Every engineer employed at BO is one engineer not wasting their talents doing adtech at FAANG to pay the bills.
- eloff 5y ago
  Different kind of engineers usually, but yeah.
  - sidr 5y ago
    I have worked with multiple folks with Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering backgrounds who have switched to being data scientists or software engineers. Often because of the dismal job prospects in their fields. So yes, quite often the same kind of engineer.
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teawrecks 5y ago
Give me a 10000 people and 100 billion dollars. I guarantee you I can squander it like a pro.
- eloff 5y ago
  That's not what's happening here though.
  - teawrecks 5y ago
    I didn't say it was, I'm responding to your claim that > you can't employ that many people and spend that much money without advancing the industry. I'm (jokingly) saying I definitely could.