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> there is no path from the current Virgin Galactic launches to something that is not a very expensive space ride for rich people Lack of farsightedness in thi

by rg111 3y ago

> there is no path from the current Virgin Galactic launches to something that is not a very expensive space ride for rich people Lack of farsightedness in this thread is weird! Science doesn't work in a linear manner. When Ramanujan and Hardy were working on Primes, nobody knew some of the work would lead to cybersecurity applications. We cannot be sure that these advancements don't lead to anything significant in the future. The only focus should be on taxing the profits of this company, and also applying a high levy/VAT to the ticket price.

deadbeeves 3y ago
>We cannot be sure that these advancements don't lead to anything significant in the future. We also cannot be sure that this service won't cause huge damage. If we're going to assign value to it based on its unknown potential, we must consider both its possible benefits and its possible detriments.