Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

• Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Right? Like I’m assuming a lot of these people are self labeled progressives but they sure sound conservative to me. If any risk or collateral damage is unacceptable to make progress then we might as well just fucking go back to living in caves and be done with this civilization thing. I understand the disillusion with tech, and specifically the owners of said tech but you don’t have to swing to the other side and become a fucking Luddite or something. The problems are solvable through other mechanisms rather than just stopping tech innovation or this terrible terrible idea of nationalizing corporations.

  These are the same people who complain about Trump having too much unfettered power btw. Ain’t that something?

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  • Balex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s also frustrating that people keep saying SpaceX “relies on taxpayer money” as if we’re just giving them money for no reason. It’s all contracts! SpaceX only gets money for providing some kind of service. They’re not being bailed out or anything. The Musk hate is justified but so misdirected.

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    • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      This really is just the dumbest thread on Lemmy right now. A bunch of reactionary mob think. “Grab your torches and pitchforks, let’s burn it all down!”

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      • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’ve got the feeling none of y’all read past the headline.

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  • CybranM@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Completely agree

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