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It’s really not. It just is short hand for a government deciding that something really important is worth throwing a lot of resources at. I’ve heard it used to
by mattmaroon 10mo ago
It’s really not. It just is short hand for a government deciding that something really important is worth throwing a lot of resources at. I’ve heard it used to describe plenty of things western governments do too.
- xwindowsorg 10mo agoWhy not Moonshot projects? like Google X.
- mattmaroon 10mo agoAlso good.
- stupidhooper 10mo agoYou think the headline isn’t a violent superlative?
- jandrewrogers 10mo agoNo, it isn’t. The media uses that term to describe any big strategic R&D project. Anyone that reads English language media would know this.
- mattmaroon 10mo agoThat’s not how it’s used, no. It’s also not a superlative, it’s a metaphor. Superlative would be something like “biggest” or “best”.