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If we diverted 10% of the DoD budget, we could launch 800,000 tons, about 5,300 starships, per year.
by raisedbyninjas 3y ago
If we diverted 10% of the DoD budget, we could launch 800,000 tons, about 5,300 starships, per year.
- itsoktocry 3y agoWhat about the cost of the actual cargo? I don't think Moon base infrastructure is cheap.
- ryandvm 3y agoHard to fathom the damage to society that Elon could do if we funnel 10% of our defense budget through his companies.
- eagerpace 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
- brandonagr2 3y agoAccelerating the transition to sustainable energy and expanding access to space is damaging to society how exactly?
- Const-me 3y agoMusk is collaborating with fascists. Here’s an example: https://news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-speak-russian-conference-175628509.html https://news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-speak-russian-conference-17...
- marcusverus 3y agoAttending a conference in Russia is collaborating with fascists? This comment is hysterical in every sense of the word.
- Const-me 3y ago> Attending a conference in Russia is collaborating with fascists? There’s no private business in Russia, almost all economy is state owned in practice. That particular conference is organized by Sberbank. By speaking at the conference, Musk is directly collaborating with Russian government.
- ryandvm 3y agoI don't want to be rude, but I'd say if you fall for that then you're a sucker. Tell me which of Elon's companies would exist today without heavy government subsidies or largesse? He is a modern day Ross Perot. No more, no less. Maybe he wants to make the world a better place - but only if he can get extravagantly wealthy on US taxpayer dollars doing it. He's obsessed with Mars because it represents the fattest international government contract that ever existed.