DOGE, is public-paid space flight a crucial function of government? 👀
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Space is soooooo fuggin' gayyyyyyy
Space fucks. Also, I like the fact that this is an acceptable argument now :)
Space fucks? What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Space fucks and sucks? Sucks the shit out of our cock before it freezes it off and it snaps off like a cracked tictac?
It's the opposite of being gay. Based on your comment, I assumed you weren't looking for a real discussion.
Explain yourself. Also who cares to have a real discussion about something as gay as space?
Cool. I made it to space! Now what?.......
Now your a big shot astronaut and can get a girl friend. See how it works?
If you can't think of anything useful to do in space, then don't go. You'll just be in the way.
Oh yea. Look at all those siiiiick fuckin' astronauts with their dime girlfriends. Oh yea...no. They're just nerds and have average bitches. At least I don't know any truly gay astronauts (except for one clandestine astronaut...)
Anyway. I wouldn't be in the way bc, as you say, I want be participating. You'll understand one day, when you realize what the definition of value truly is.
Okay that was pretty funny. Just want to set the record straight on two points.
1. I'm not gay. Ask your mom.
2. There was one openly gay astronaut that I know of. She made national news by getting in a fight with her girlfriend while on the ISS. Classic lesbian drama.
Lol OK. See....we're friends.
I asked my mom..she confirmed you are not gay. Something about you "pink socking" her. Idk I vomited...
Lmfao I didn't realize about the drama. Shit, imagine an oiled pit to let space lezboz Duke it out. Uh...that I'll support.
OK I'm converted. Space might be gay but I'm ALL IN! Thank you!
Unfortunately, it was over e-mail, but I like where you're headed with this. Best part is the government could never fund it. Privatize zero-g oil wrestling!
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Ps. Space is for people who think our work on earth is done. It is a great distraction from real world problems
You must be talking to Elon Musk, the man who is reducing the cost of putting mass in orbit by 1000x, while all other government contractors are trying to increase it. I think he would answer: "not for long."
He has all the power to shut everything down if he wants now... So.. the question is why not?
He's still a capitalist. It would be silly of him to shut down departments that do business with his companies. I could see him canceling SLS. That thing is a boondoggle and everyone knows it. It would cost him a couple of contracts short term, but it would free up NASA budget to do more useful exploration missions in the long term. It would also reduce SpaceX's competition.
What would really be cool is if he shut down subsidies for electric cars. I'd like to see which companies actually survive if that happens.
That's not capitalism. That's corporatism.
Technically, the combination of government and corporate power is fascism.
It would be borderline for him to make changes to NASA that benefit him if they are improvements. It would also be par for the course for government officials. It will look bad no matter what he does with NASA. If he shuts them down, he's killing the competition. If he makes changes that benefit him, it's corruption. The smart thing to do is give it to another department to deal with, but I doubt Elon cares if he looks bad.
Fascists don't gaf.
This is true, however it would involve the military, or some sort of government coercion. Elon as far as I know is just in it for the free cuck bucks.
I worry a lot of people including you underestimate the potential of evil.
Mussolini: "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power."
The train has arrived.
Musk doesn’t like competition.
It's crucial since Unelected Elon is the recipient of the public's cash. Biggest conflict of interest, ever.
Can you name a person in the president administration except for the president himself who was elected?
Defense is, and that will include Space Navy before long, as much as I hate the militarization of anything.
Space flight has a defense component, just as it always has, but space flight is not inherently a defense endeavor. Space exploration, and civilian experimentation such as the work done on the ISS are not military projects that have any relevance to the national defense. The exploration and civilian endeavors are pretty clearly delineated from military and defense missions. So, when talking about public-funded space flight, it's pretty clear we're not talking operations under the DOD, but the exploratory and civilian missions that seek to expand our knowledge of the universe, and have been undertaken in a cooperative nature with other nations in the spirit of shared origin and cause.
Yes, I agree to all that and am a huge fan. But I am not sure exploration is generally considered a fundemental function of government, while defense is. I think there is room to consider cooperation between nations in expanding our knowledge and capabilities as a fundemental function. Without such cooperation our nation cannot long thrive in isolation.