If the planet isn’t poisoned more and if workers (and the public in general) aren’t killed for arbitrary reasons on a whim, ascension is canceled. pronouns

  • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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    These guys can never articulate how government regulation actually prevents space travel, it’s always just a vague gesture towards “inefficiency.” It’s just a mantra to them. They repeat it hoping that if they say it enough times it’ll become true.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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      It’s a boomer take, or at least a boomer-mindset take: “dang gubmint always in the way and I’d be rich and successful and living it large if gubmint went away” grill-broke

    • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      Profit is an inefficiency baked into any private endeavor. It’s a fact. A portion of the capital must be siphoned off instead of being reinvested. Otherwise there’s no fucking reason to do it that way.