OT: Rich People in Space

[HopeValleyPaul]

I wonder if Bezos and his mates had to piss and crap in bottles and boxes like many of his employees are forced to on a regular basis.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... rooms-memo

I think going to space is a great thing….. if everything else is done right first. We should concentrate on ensuring everyone in the world has access to clean water, education and health care first.

[tobasco]

It’s the unforeseen consequences I fear*. I’m all for pushing technology if it has spin-offs which will improve life for people in poverty, and if it pushes tech related to how a plan to deal with a slowly cooking planet. But these latest escapades seem to be focused on tourism FFS.

* Are they leaving any of their trash up their? I guess not, they aren’t going high enough to hit orbit.

[Cheeky Monkey]

I have nothing to add to this thread that wouldn't be overwhelmed by the associated expletives and might result in me being placed on some list as a potential *terrorist* against the "wealthy".

Hey ho

[Dave Barter]

If I had the choice of billionaires spaffing money on space or yachts I'd choose space

[faustus]

I'm sure the 'science' they conducted in the 4 minutes they were in space was most valuable.

For me this is a billionaire's p1ssing contest which I couldn't give less of a sh1t about, if it didn't annoy me so much. It's total crap even trying to look at living on another planet (one of Bezo's stated visions), it's a psychotic denial of the fundamental truths of nature and planetary sustainability. You don't help the planet sustain itself by creating a mega-corporation founded on the exploitation of the planet's resources, and then put the icing on that vision by spanking hundreds of millions of dollars for a joy-ride in the sky. Tw@ts.

[voodoo_simon]

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