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The worst thing about space exploration is that it's not fun and optimistic like it was before this specific 2020s phase of capitalism, the best thing is that t

The worst thing about space exploration is that it's not fun and optimistic like it was before this specific 2020s phase of capitalism, the best thing is that this crop of billionaires will all be dead before the real cool future stuff could happen anyway.

measurablefunc 1y ago
They're planning to live forever. All of them are investing in longevity research & some of them are young enough to live to see a few breakthroughs that might meaningfully extend their lifespan.
wood_spirit 1y ago
Dictators discuss life-extending organ transplants https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1w9z72r6o.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1w9z72r6o.amp
Larrikin 1y ago
Xi and Putin were caught on a hot mic talking about swapping out their organs with fresh ones. I assume from their local political enemies.
- ceejayoz 1y ago
  This is getting downvoted, probably because it sounds like a loony conspiracy theory... but it isn't. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hot-mic-picks-up-putin-xi-discussing-organ-transplants-immortality-2025-09-03/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hot-mic-picks...
  - throwawaygmbno 1y ago
    Why assume it's people who can't Google down voting and not Russian and Chinese plants. There's all kinds of topics on here that trigger a down voting campaign that works pretty well on non top comments.
    - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
      > not Russian and Chinese plants “Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.” https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
    > This is getting downvoted “Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.” https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - ceejayoz 1y ago
      There's a significant difference between "waaah meanies downvoting" and "no really folks, this is an actual thing".
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- indigoabstract 1y ago
  To be honest, what can you talk about when you're a big shot dictator and your conversation partner is an even bigger dictator than you are? The weather? Or the latest invasion that you've launched? That's probably boring, so it's a tricky situation.
_ea1k 1y ago
It actually is fun and optimistic.

measurablefunc 1y ago

They're planning to live forever. All of them are investing in longevity research & some of them are young enough to live to see a few breakthroughs that might meaningfully extend their lifespan.

wood_spirit 1y ago

Dictators discuss life-extending organ transplants https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1w9z72r6o.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1w9z72r6o.amp

Larrikin 1y ago

Xi and Putin were caught on a hot mic talking about swapping out their organs with fresh ones. I assume from their local political enemies.

ceejayoz 1y ago
This is getting downvoted, probably because it sounds like a loony conspiracy theory... but it isn't. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hot-mic-picks-up-putin-xi-discussing-organ-transplants-immortality-2025-09-03/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hot-mic-picks...
- throwawaygmbno 1y ago
  Why assume it's people who can't Google down voting and not Russian and Chinese plants. There's all kinds of topics on here that trigger a down voting campaign that works pretty well on non top comments.
  - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
    > not Russian and Chinese plants “Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.” https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > This is getting downvoted “Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.” https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - ceejayoz 1y ago
    There's a significant difference between "waaah meanies downvoting" and "no really folks, this is an actual thing".
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indigoabstract 1y ago
To be honest, what can you talk about when you're a big shot dictator and your conversation partner is an even bigger dictator than you are? The weather? Or the latest invasion that you've launched? That's probably boring, so it's a tricky situation.

_ea1k 1y ago

It actually is fun and optimistic.