> but if this con man builds a rocket that gets cost to orbit in the $10/kg, con me some more please.
Most cons would be great opportunities if they followed through, the problem is the "having no realistic path to following through" part
I think a lot of people just approaching this topic from largely ignorance are unaware of how hardcore Falcon 9 has actually delivered on its promises, in spite of being mocked by its competitors.
Starship is already well on its way to succeeding, in the big picture
Falcon 9 proved the concept of reusability. Almost everyone does not understand what Starship will do for space travel. Like Musk says, imagine air travel where you throw away the plane after each flight. That is where space travel was at. Hope to go to a space station or the moon in my lifetime (dream about Mars).