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Perhaps they are treating the 1000s of engineers and blue collar workers as toys?

nextaccountic 5y ago
It's like modern-day Pyramids: large scale engineering projects made for personal vanity. Which isn't to say they didn't advance engineering as a whole or weren't otherwise beneficial.
- hellbannedguy 5y ago
  Speaking of vanity. How much thought did Bezos put into those Cowboy hats? It seemed like his was a calculated move? Single, and ready to mingle? "If I put them on everyone, I might come off better? I'm actually a fan of his rocket company. I did find it a bit sad we are so behind in terms of what I pictured the future to be when I watched Apollo land on the moon.
  - jackvalentine 5y ago
    Before he exited the ship someone outside is seen gesturing for him to put the hat on. It is 100% a calculated "I'm a space cowboy" image maker.
gruez 5y ago
What's the difference between them treating "1000s of engineers and blue collar workers as toys", and everyone else enjoying movies/games/trinkets made by humans?
- teslafire124 5y ago
  It reduces the value of a human being? These billionaires are blowing money on their personal midlife crises when they could be raising worker wages and helping to end poverty with billions to spare. People were able to go into space before billionaires wanted to do it on a whim, you know.
  - gruez 5y ago
    >It reduces the value of a human being? Why does it reduce the value of a human being? What's the difference between a billionaire employing 1000 people for his frivolous needs compared to a million people employing 0.001 people each for their frivolous needs? >These billionaires are blowing money on their personal midlife crises when they could be raising worker wages and helping to end poverty with billions to spare. And what about all the people living in 3bd room houses, driving luxury cars, buying electronics, when they can be saving a life for as little as $3000[1]? Are they bad people for spending $3000 on creature comforts when they can be literally saving lives with that money? > People were able to go into space before billionaires wanted to do it on a whim, you know. Ever since the cold war ended, "going into space" has moving ahead at a glacial pace. I for one welcome the increased funding. This funding chart[2] that gets passed along captures this dynamic perfectly. Would people want fusion power regardless of billionaires? Yes. That doesn't mean I wouldn't want billionaires funding fusion research to speed things up. [1] https://www.givewell.org/giving101/Your-dollar-goes-further-overseas https://www.givewell.org/giving101/Your-dollar-goes-further-... [2] https://external-preview.redd.it/LkKBNe1NW51Wh-8nLSTRdQtTha2sV1yY46vhUWcu_6g.png?auto=webp&s=1f89a143a488f2e4b5306a25a87e21282332e2ef https://external-preview.redd.it/LkKBNe1NW51Wh-8nLSTRdQtTha2...
    - teslafire124 5y ago
      You're just making excuses for them. They made a lot of money so they deserve to sit on it and use it just for themselves. I'm not talking about other people, I'm talking about people who only focus on continually acquiring money so they can blow it all on themselves when there is plenty for the rest of the world.
      - sokoloff 5y ago
        They created a lot of value in exchange for the money in the first place. Now they’re using that money to create further value (at least for SpaceX). They made a lot of money and, as far as I’m concerned, they can spend it on whatever the hell they want. I have a ton of ideas on how people who aren’t me should spend their money, but I think it’s none of my business what they choose to do with their wealth, just as it’s none of my business what you do with yours.

It's like modern-day Pyramids: large scale engineering projects made for personal vanity. Which isn't to say they didn't advance engineering as a whole or weren't otherwise beneficial.

hellbannedguy 5y ago
Speaking of vanity. How much thought did Bezos put into those Cowboy hats? It seemed like his was a calculated move? Single, and ready to mingle? "If I put them on everyone, I might come off better? I'm actually a fan of his rocket company. I did find it a bit sad we are so behind in terms of what I pictured the future to be when I watched Apollo land on the moon.
- jackvalentine 5y ago
  Before he exited the ship someone outside is seen gesturing for him to put the hat on. It is 100% a calculated "I'm a space cowboy" image maker.

gruez 5y ago

What's the difference between them treating "1000s of engineers and blue collar workers as toys", and everyone else enjoying movies/games/trinkets made by humans?

teslafire124 5y ago
It reduces the value of a human being? These billionaires are blowing money on their personal midlife crises when they could be raising worker wages and helping to end poverty with billions to spare. People were able to go into space before billionaires wanted to do it on a whim, you know.
- gruez 5y ago
  >It reduces the value of a human being? Why does it reduce the value of a human being? What's the difference between a billionaire employing 1000 people for his frivolous needs compared to a million people employing 0.001 people each for their frivolous needs? >These billionaires are blowing money on their personal midlife crises when they could be raising worker wages and helping to end poverty with billions to spare. And what about all the people living in 3bd room houses, driving luxury cars, buying electronics, when they can be saving a life for as little as $3000[1]? Are they bad people for spending $3000 on creature comforts when they can be literally saving lives with that money? > People were able to go into space before billionaires wanted to do it on a whim, you know. Ever since the cold war ended, "going into space" has moving ahead at a glacial pace. I for one welcome the increased funding. This funding chart[2] that gets passed along captures this dynamic perfectly. Would people want fusion power regardless of billionaires? Yes. That doesn't mean I wouldn't want billionaires funding fusion research to speed things up. [1] https://www.givewell.org/giving101/Your-dollar-goes-further-overseas https://www.givewell.org/giving101/Your-dollar-goes-further-... [2] https://external-preview.redd.it/LkKBNe1NW51Wh-8nLSTRdQtTha2sV1yY46vhUWcu_6g.png?auto=webp&s=1f89a143a488f2e4b5306a25a87e21282332e2ef https://external-preview.redd.it/LkKBNe1NW51Wh-8nLSTRdQtTha2...
  - teslafire124 5y ago
    You're just making excuses for them. They made a lot of money so they deserve to sit on it and use it just for themselves. I'm not talking about other people, I'm talking about people who only focus on continually acquiring money so they can blow it all on themselves when there is plenty for the rest of the world.
    - sokoloff 5y ago
      They created a lot of value in exchange for the money in the first place. Now they’re using that money to create further value (at least for SpaceX). They made a lot of money and, as far as I’m concerned, they can spend it on whatever the hell they want. I have a ton of ideas on how people who aren’t me should spend their money, but I think it’s none of my business what they choose to do with their wealth, just as it’s none of my business what you do with yours.