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> If you can bring a trillion dollar rock back to Earth or at least LEO every few years, . . . you'd destabilize the world economy, and your trillion-dollar ro
by psunavy03 2y ago
> If you can bring a trillion dollar rock back to Earth or at least LEO every few years,
. . . you'd destabilize the world economy, and your trillion-dollar rock would either no longer be a trillion-dollar rock, or else your trillion dollars won't buy nearly as much as it would have before.
- pokstad 2y agoThat depends. Right now we have a scarcity mindset with regards to certain materials. A trillion dollar rock could open up new use cases we never imagined before because it was too cost prohibitive.
- fragmede 2y agoif they have to settle for destabilizing the world economy and having only a $50 billion rock, I think SpaceX will be alright.