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True, but then you can't brag as much as, I dunno, a company in a field with 0 government subsidies.

• dotancohen 2y ago
  Why not? They are specifically addressing the things that the public (the government) have stated are important to society. How is that not noble, even if profit-motivated?
  • oblio 2y ago
    That's an interesting angle, but the usual concern about this is lobbying/pork barrel/corruption and of course, regulatory capture, especially for SpaceX. In an ideal world, what you're saying makes sense, but at least to give an example, for an Android phone, you have to persuade 500 million people to buy it. For SpaceX to get a multi billion dollar contract with the government you only have to persuade 10 people.
    • dotancohen 2y ago
      Regulatory capture for SpaceX? Is that a joke? Are you heard of a company called Lockheed, or perhaps Boeing?