Elon Musk Thread

[KomnenAl]

Neuralink.

 

[scorpion]

Is that what the Portuguese said when they doubled Cape Horn and opened the spice trade with India? Or what the Spanish said when Columbus discovered the new world? No they spent the money and made their investment back a trillion times over.

Any sort of historical exploration/colonization on Earth is in no way analogous to colonizing space. It's like saying, "I have no problem drinking a glass of water. Who are you to tell me I can't drink this Olympic swimming pool?" Musk's entire grift relies on taking advantage of this type of ignorance from the general public and an investing class who should know better.

If you want to get an idea of the engineering and logistical challenges of a moon or Mars base, try brainstorming what it would take for us to build a self-sustaining base/colony at the bottom of the ocean. And then when you're finished, remember that this endeavor would be much cheaper, easier, safer and potentially more profitable than a moon base. And yet there's a reason it's never been attempted, much less successfully completed.