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I agree one shouldn't be too hard on Bezos in contrast to Shatner. Shatner is an actor, an artist, clearly in touch with his emotions and open to the experience

I agree one shouldn't be too hard on Bezos in contrast to Shatner. Shatner is an actor, an artist, clearly in touch with his emotions and open to the experience in ways that an engineer/industrialist is not. If anything, I think Bezos should get extra credit for having the good sense to invite Shatner up there. It's like what Jodie Foster said in Contact - "they should have sent a poet." And now, they did.

eurasiantiger 5y ago
It’s like watching a developer party with the managers.
- snowwindwaves 5y ago
  You'll be a manager one day
Willish42 5y ago
While Bezos certainly has a different mindset as an engineer/industrialist, space is obviously a pretty big deal to him. Reading more about his background (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/11/what-jeff-bezos-wants/598363/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/11/what-je... is a really great read IMO) and contrasting that with how he acts around Shatner in the video really shows how uninspired his portrayal today seems by comparison.