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The (tweet of the) letter from SpaceX to the judge says “Incorporating Starbase will streamline the processes required to build the amenities necessary to make
by axus 2y ago
The (tweet of the) letter from SpaceX to the judge says “Incorporating Starbase will streamline the processes required to build the amenities necessary to make the area a world class place to live.”
Elon Musk is the dominant shareholder for SpaceX. My understanding is that with Tesla he always tried to vertically integrate everything, but with X it's all cut to the bare minimum. Hard to say if he'll go for "company controlled" or "free market" for Starbase, Texas but "company controlled" is not an unlikely outcome.
- ivewonyoung 2y agoHow does that tweet indicate that it's a company town of old?
- axus 2y agoThe tweet is a medium, but it's the letter's content that's important. We only have a piece of the letter (and history) to go on. If the company builds, owns, and operates all the amenities that make a town, it's a company town. Like buying stock, these opinions are speculation, and might look wise or foolish later.
- ivewonyoung 2y ago> but it's the letter's content that's important Yes, and the letter says SpaceX wants the town incorporated so they can turn over functions that they're currently doing to the new public body. So literally the opposite of the claim of a company town is happening.