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Considering billionaires are going to space for fun, I think there's enough capital.

• SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
  In the past they build a continental railroad, cities, industry and inventions for fun, those were at least useful. I’m not sure what we get out of billionaire space flights really, maybe some safety and viability data. I’m not sure I’ve seen Zuckerberg, Bezos, Branson, et al expressing interest into the next transistor. Maybe our generation’s robber barons aren’t as interesting as ones of the past?
  • Aachen 5y ago
    Or maybe it's just a lot easier to tell what "the next transistor" is with half a century of hindsight. You're basically saying "kids these days" except about billionaires.
• captainbland 5y ago
  Well yeah of course, the issue I'd take is it's on the "cock rocket" table rather than the "fix climate change" table.