Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 day agoThis 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!”
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’ve got the feeling none of y’all read past the headline.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The article is not far off from the mob mentality in this thread. It makes a good point that one oligarch should not be in control of a global communications network, but it fails to notice that this move would take the power from one wealthy individual and hand it over to another, who now holds all the power.
And let’s be clear, if we nationalized, Trump would ruin SpaceX, run it right into the ground like every company he’s ever touched. Starship would never be finished, despite being within sight of the rocketry holy grail, reusable rockets. Washington would take control of starlink, which would probably be good, except it gives trump control over a communication system, which is a terrible idea. But it wouldn’t last long, because when we mismanage and underfund SpaceX and it crumbles, we’ll have no way to replace starlink sats and the whole network will disappear.
Nationalisation is SpaceX is a dumb idea because people aren’t really thinking it all through. The outcome would be a lot worse for everyone, especially with a vindictive president that would like nothing more than to seize the assets of his opponents and liquidate them.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Donald Trump does not have “all the power”. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be acquiescing to the courts at all. It’s wild to me that you think that the US government would do a worse job of running SpaceX and Starlink than Elon Musk.
You’re treating it like simply replacing one CEO with another, but that isn’t what it would be. I know that Trump wants to be king, but he still isn’t.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s wild to me that you think that the US government would do a worse job of running SpaceX and Starlink than Elon Musk.
2 things. First, I’m not suggesting the US couldn’t run SpaceX given the appropriate funding. I’m suggesting the US won’t run spaceX. Trump will figure out how to deprive it of all funding, or appoint some lackey as a director to totally disassemble it. Do you honestly have any doubt that’s exactly how it would go down?
Second, It’s wild to me that you think that the SpaceX is run by Elon Musk. Go look up who the CEO is.