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It is going to be seriously disappointing, nay depressing, if - in 5 years time or so - we look back at this era and see the end of humanities greatest attempt

It is going to be seriously disappointing, nay depressing, if - in 5 years time or so - we look back at this era and see the end of humanities greatest attempt to move to space, ruined because of the mobthink of Twitter. I sure hope Elon manages to get through the turmoil he has created - and incurred by stint of the raging hate-boners of liberals everywhere - and gets Starship completed and ready to rumble. Because nothing makes the imperative for the human race to move to space more clear than the ranting/raging rubble that calls for the blood of any human being who dares to raise the bar and yet still makes a few rude unforgivable mistakes along the way .. Seriously, I hope we get Starship, whatever happens. If that is canned because Musk was eaten by cannibals, its going to be a very, very disappointing result.

elkos 4y ago
Have you considered that maybe Elon's involvement in SpaceX can be problematic for the advancement of their activities?
- boffinAudio 4y ago
  I seriously doubt SpaceX would be where it is today without Elon getting people motivated. We'd just have another SLS pork-barrel space company, which was the norm before Elon came along.
- kbelder 4y ago
  Elon's flakey and a bit crazy, but SpaceX's progress would not have happened without him. If he left it, their progress would immediately slow.
  - cma 4y ago
    Shotwell would take over and is just as flakey and bit crazy. She told investors we'll likely have passenger rocket flights in 6 years (2028) so she could fly to Riyadh for lunch and that tickets would cost between economy and business class: “Because I travel a lot, and I do not love to travel. And I would love to get to see my customers in Riyadh, leave in the morning and be back in time to make dinner.” Shotwell said the rockets would be cost competitive with long-haul airline flights because of their ability to make several trips a day." They doubled down a year or two ago and said that timeline was still on track. Think about what they are saying critically.
    - boffinAudio 4y ago
      Geeze, cherry-picking much? This is just anti-progress ranting, ultimately. SpaceX has done more for the space industry than any other industry this century. I look forward to my lunches in Riyadh, personally .. assuming the military-industrial-complex doesn't get its way and we're all victims of their aggression, instead of the progress SpaceX offer ..
anonymousab 4y ago
> and incurred by stint of the raging hate-boners of liberals everywhere Or just his own awful actions. Rushing into a garbage purchase contract for Twitter is his own fault and nobody else's. Attacking people at the drop of a hat (regardless of the justness of his actions) is his own self-destructive choice. The only meaningful squanderer of Elon's potential is Elon himself, not the Twitter rabble.
- boffinAudio 4y ago
  The collective horde will always attempt to eat our leaders.

elkos 4y ago

Have you considered that maybe Elon's involvement in SpaceX can be problematic for the advancement of their activities?

boffinAudio 4y ago
I seriously doubt SpaceX would be where it is today without Elon getting people motivated. We'd just have another SLS pork-barrel space company, which was the norm before Elon came along.
kbelder 4y ago
Elon's flakey and a bit crazy, but SpaceX's progress would not have happened without him. If he left it, their progress would immediately slow.
- cma 4y ago
  Shotwell would take over and is just as flakey and bit crazy. She told investors we'll likely have passenger rocket flights in 6 years (2028) so she could fly to Riyadh for lunch and that tickets would cost between economy and business class: “Because I travel a lot, and I do not love to travel. And I would love to get to see my customers in Riyadh, leave in the morning and be back in time to make dinner.” Shotwell said the rockets would be cost competitive with long-haul airline flights because of their ability to make several trips a day." They doubled down a year or two ago and said that timeline was still on track. Think about what they are saying critically.
  - boffinAudio 4y ago
    Geeze, cherry-picking much? This is just anti-progress ranting, ultimately. SpaceX has done more for the space industry than any other industry this century. I look forward to my lunches in Riyadh, personally .. assuming the military-industrial-complex doesn't get its way and we're all victims of their aggression, instead of the progress SpaceX offer ..

anonymousab 4y ago

> and incurred by stint of the raging hate-boners of liberals everywhere Or just his own awful actions. Rushing into a garbage purchase contract for Twitter is his own fault and nobody else's. Attacking people at the drop of a hat (regardless of the justness of his actions) is his own self-destructive choice. The only meaningful squanderer of Elon's potential is Elon himself, not the Twitter rabble.

boffinAudio 4y ago
The collective horde will always attempt to eat our leaders.