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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 165 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

He had 20 hours to think of a response, and that's what he came up with? How the hell did anyone think he was smart?

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 268 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 71 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You ever wonder why the other billionaires with space companies have actually flown on their companies vehicles and he hasn't?

I bet he doesn't let his car autopilot him either.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, SpaceX isn't selling amusement park ride tickets on suborbital flights to the highest bidders like those competitors are. They aren't really comparable.

[–] Draces@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They put a Tesla in orbit. If he trusted them and wasn't spineless he absolutely would

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

He might believe he's burned too many bridges with apaceX engineers and launch techs. If he was on board, one of them might take an opportunity....

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That was marketing. The alternative would have been a generic mass simulator, basically just a large block of metal.

The car gets headlines and people remember it. You obviously did.

[–] Draces@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's my point? Him going up himself would be marketing

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

The man-rated Falcon 9 is good enough for NASA. NASA does not have low standards on these sorts of things.

Honestly, SpaceX is the only one of those that is doing actual work. Most of the others aren't much more than tourist rides at this point.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Do you have a better suggestion?

"Heh heh, gottem!"

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, I do have a better suggestion. Vote Mamdani. Done.

I'm not expecting clear thinking from the guy who sieg heiled on national TV, though.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

He thinks he's a real wit, but I think he's only half right.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago

Stupid people think he’s smart because he uses a lot of jargon.

[–] hayvan@feddit.nl 9 points 2 weeks ago

He's rich so he must be very smart and a moral ideal.

He had just woken up from his k-hole nap okay? Sheesh

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

20 minutes after using ketamine.