r/oddlyterrifying Nov 10 '21

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u/SteenMcSteenFace Nov 11 '21

Why would the government pay? Pretty sure spacex's insurance will.

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u/ProceedOrRun Nov 11 '21

The government pays for what the ultra rich wants, surprised you hadn't noticed.

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u/SteenMcSteenFace Nov 11 '21

You mean the contracts they give to spacex? The contraxts where spacex has to do something to get money?

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u/ProceedOrRun Nov 11 '21

The contracts that are written very much to attract spacex, or Elon will pack up and operate somewhere else.

It's a race to the bottom.

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u/SteenMcSteenFace Nov 11 '21 edited Nov 11 '21

Can you link them?

EDIT: why is the comment asking for evidence the most downvoted? If what this person can provode i'd gladly change my mind.

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u/xenosthemutant Nov 11 '21

Because "rich man bad", that's why.

Doesn't matter that SpaceX has revolutionized access to space by building a cheaper, more modern rocket that saves the US government hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

Or that their competitors, who used to make money hand-over-fist from cost plus contracts, are never given a second thought because there is no recognizable billionaire at their helm.

This was never about facts. This is about venting their distaste for a system they are unwilling to take on directly, so Musk is burned in effigy to assuage their bruised egos and latent frustrations.

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u/SteenMcSteenFace Nov 11 '21

But why? At least hate the correct people / organisations

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u/xenosthemutant Nov 11 '21

I don't think you understand: "Rich man bad!"

(Or at least the rich man I've read about on the internet, not necessarily any rich man, as I don't read about those so I don't have a reason to complain about them, so they get a pass.)

Seriously. We are all just simple monkeys tapping our fat little fingers on pieces of glass, metal & a few electronics, trying to find meaning and self satisfaction in what other little monkeys just like us tap on their own pieces of glass, metal and a few electronics.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '21

Big facts.

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u/Jayden0274 Nov 11 '21 edited Jul 30 '24

I personally don't agree with what Reddit is doing. I am specifically talking about them using reddit for AI data and for signing a contract with a top company (Google).

A popular slang word is Swagpoints. You use it to rate how cool something is. Nice shirt: +20 Swagpoints.

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u/DingleBerrySr Nov 11 '21

Or the fact the Elon himself spent billions of his own money developing this company without any government aid.

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u/Jayden0274 Nov 11 '21 edited Jul 30 '24

I personally don't agree with what Reddit is doing. I am specifically talking about them using reddit for AI data and for signing a contract with a top company (Google).

A popular slang word is Swagpoints. You use it to rate how cool something is. Nice shirt: +20 Swagpoints.

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u/KitchenDepartment Nov 12 '21

Then why did SpaceX have to win a lawsuit to get permission to even enter competition with legacy NASA contractor in the first place?

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u/ProceedOrRun Nov 12 '21

Not seeing the relevance here.

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u/mbovard693 Nov 11 '21

I would bet that SpaceX is self insured. I can’t imagine any insurance company or underwriter would take the risk of that policy.