Comment on Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims

• merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Also, many of the flights are empty. The flight will be moved so it’s in position if needed, or it will drop him off and fly elsewhere.

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That seems wasteful, of any flight really.

    It’d be cool if jets doing that could partner with freight companies and move cargo if needing to reposition.

    Uber for flight cargo

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    • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Every private jet flight is wasteful. But, Elon Musk’s wealth fluctuates by up to $5 billion every single day. Even if he spent $5m a day on his jet, it would be an amount he wouldn’t even notice. He could literally buy a brand new private jet every single day and not notice the cost.

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