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I think a lot of people are just grossed out by the symbolism. Destroying a car that retails for years of many folks' income in a flashy, ostentatious manner i
by _jal 5y ago
I think a lot of people are just grossed out by the symbolism.
Destroying a car that retails for years of many folks' income in a flashy, ostentatious manner is going to look like lighting cigars with $100s to many people.
- TeMPOraL 5y agoExcept the car wasn't destroyed, it's actually flying out there - and maybe, one day in the future, someone will retrieve it. (I could understand people complaining about symbolism of sending a sports car, of all things, to be a first private industry artifact in interplanetary space. But this doesn't seem to be a majority complaint.) Also: even the boring test mass payload would also cost "years of many folks' income". Not even counting the integration. Big things just costs big money - that's life for you. If someone is so sensitive about this, they probably shouldn't watch anything related to rockets at all.
- _jal 5y ago> even the boring test mass payload would also cost Of course. I'm not talking about considered opinion, just knee-jerk human reactions to headlines. You can tell people they're wrong if you want. Let me know how that goes for you.
- adwn 5y ago> You can tell people they're wrong if you want. Let me know how that goes for you. Yes, let's instead all nod and smile to people's inconsiderate knee-jerk reactions. Let me know how that goes for you.