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If it turned out the federal government was just dicking around out of some unrelated grudge towards Elon Musk, half the country would still support them. Some
by philwelch 3y ago
If it turned out the federal government was just dicking around out of some unrelated grudge towards Elon Musk, half the country would still support them. Some days most of HN would too.
- jiggawatts 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
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- philwelch 3y agoBeside the point. I don’t think Fish and Wildlife is doing anything other than being annoying obstructionist bureaucrats, but even if you interpreted their obstruction in the least flattering way possible, which I agree is unfair and uncharitable, it still wouldn’t win any sympathy for SpaceX.
- underseacables 3y agoIt is really insane how much government bureaucracy and regulation has needlessly impeded progress. From rockets to solar farms, activist environmentalism and the government have thwarted and held back so much human progress, not for any legitimate threat, but rather paranoia, fear, and the bitterness of single individuals.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoThe problem with Hanlon's Razor is that Grey's Law turns it into just "never attribute anything to malice" which is invalid unless you're willing to assume that no act of malice ever occurs.
- rbanffy 3y agoOnly when incompetence is also a credible explanation.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoHence Grey's Law.
- rapsey 3y agoThe gov is not a monolithic entity. If an organization has power over an important private entity, it comes down to a couple of people and their ego's and I am damn sure their ego loved the idea of making the all important SpaceX and Musk do a little dance for them.