Not sure why you’re quite so personally upset by this idea. Think about it - if you’re someone who wants to continue making cool rockets you’re going to tell t

Not sure why you’re quite so personally upset by this idea. Think about it - if you’re someone who wants to continue making cool rockets you’re going to tell the person with all the money anything they want to hear, including “Oh yes, you’re so smart and your R&D contribution is so important, thank you for thinking of these things, how would we have managed without you.” The last thing you want is the person with all the money to stop giving you money because their notoriously fragile ego has been bruised.