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Here's the thing I might not love Elon or everything he does and there are plenty of things to disagree with him about and I won't comment on him as a person

But I remember watching live when they launched a Tesla into Orbit, was it dumb, was it pointless and potentially wasteful? Sure, but that moment seeing humanity once again reach out to the stars I could feel it deep in my bones the space race was starting again.

Sure have lots of problems down here but the eternally yearning of humanity to extend out our hands to grasp the cosmos, to touch heaven is a pursuit I think highly worthwhile.

batperson | parent | next
There's that one photo with a dummy driver in a red tesla and in the background you can see the earth. I think it's one of the best photos ever, part of it is the absurdity of the fact that it exists at all.
titzer | root | parent | next
He denied it, but it was absolutely a reference to the opening sequence to the cult classic Heavy Metal.
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aliasxneo | parent | next
We just need someone who can pass the purity test and then we can all celebrate these things. Until then we're not allowed to feel happy about it.
trismus | root | parent | next
Seig heils do fail my purity test. I think the bar is reasonable and he has spectacularly failed to clear it.
bamboozled | root | parent
Purity tests, the guy has indirectly killed hundreds of thousands if not millions of kids through the cancellation of US AID and you're calling this a "purity test", maybe go fuck yourself ?
tohnjitor | root | parent | next
Where have millions of children died because of lack of USAID funds?
bamboozled | root | parent
If you take the food out of starving children's mouths, what do you think happens ?

https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/203683/us-ai...

qwerpy | root | parent | next
Isn't it exhausting being like this?
bamboozled | root | parent | next
Like what, caring about the welfare of children ? I feel pretty energized about it really.
bix6 | root | parent | next
It is exhausting to fight for what’s right but god bless the people who try.
aliasxneo | root | parent | next
It's part of the religion, I guess.
samrus | root | parent
You dont get exhausted clapping for a guy doing nazi salutes?
aliasxneo | root | parent
Well that's not very kind.
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jtari3333 | parent | next
Elon turning the concept of space into the vanity project of a mentally unstable man child kinda sucks though. Makes it hard to give a shit knowing he is personally profitting from it.
hackyhacky | root | parent
Not just profiting from it, but then reinvesting that money into subverting democracy
_dark_matter_ | root | parent | next
*attempting to subvert democracy. But he may yet succeed.
psunavy03 | root | parent
I dunno, based on yesterday, the ROI on that seems to be kind of shit.
andsoitis | parent | next
> Here's the thing I might not love Elon or everything he does and there are plenty of things to disagree with him about and I won't comment on him as a person.... humanity once again reach out to the stars I could feel it deep in my bones the space race was starting again.

No need to caveat / apologize for things you admire.

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everyone | parent
Yes, he turned space from an obscure realm of nerds into a cringe man-baby grifter domain.