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I think it makes sense in a limited way. Government can do a lot but struggles to make big bets and see them through in the way a single minded billionaire coul

I think it makes sense in a limited way. Government can do a lot but struggles to make big bets and see them through in the way a single minded billionaire could. Maybe government could solve this is providing some bigger chunks of no strings attached funding under the direction of a single person. NASA has been beholden to the latest administration’s whims and inconsistent budget allocation for decades.

dumbfoundded 5y ago
No billionaire's focus can even come close to matching a nation at war. In less than 25 years, governments went from realizing nukes were possible to creating an arsenal large enough to destroy civilization (1). I think the great challenge of our generation will be a way to come together with such single minded focus to tackle problems without trying to exterminate each other. (1) https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/atomic-bomb-history https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/atomic-bomb-hist...