So what's your intelligent argument as to why SpaceX's deserves an exception? Please lay out a case that's comessurate to the gravity of such an exception
Ok. tiny might have been a stretch but Iran spends $10B a year on military compared to $900B for the US. Iran has 500 aircraft (pre conflict) vs 13,000 for US.
War game is not needed. The war with Iran has already proven that a relatively tiny but sophisticated opponent can have massive asymmetric impact on USA.
Sounds like the story of capitalism. CEOs, VPs, and middle managers are all similarly pressured. Knowing that a few of your peers have given in to pressures must only add to the pressure. I think it's fair to conclude that capitalism erodes ethics by default
I got the iPhone 13 mini at launch. Literally has no scratches even after several drops of 3-4 feet with no case. Has the best build quality of any device I've ever owned.
I really don't understand what benefit space exploration will have for humans. Mars has perchlorate everywhere which is very toxic for humans and that is just the toxins we know about.
It seems that the biggest underling issue is that people are at key junctures to make decisions for groups. We have the technology to directly vote, we should change out Govt to more freely allow for that.