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I believe the realistic benefits are the reduction in costs. Before SpaceX I believe it cost something like $50,000 per LB to pit an object in to space. Once this starship is fully functional the projections drop that price to somthing like $300 per LB. I'd imagine at that price it would become profitable to mine gold on local asteroids, meteors, comets, etc.

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Starship = Gold inflation

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Saifedean Ammous 2y ago

That just means it's becoming cheaper to blow things up in the air with no return. The idea that there is any benefit from this is just marketing

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:P 2y ago

Chill mannn Spaceships 🚀 are cool

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Gary â‚¿usey 2y ago

And are awful for the environment.

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