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SpaceX Triples Number of Rocket Launches in Two Years.
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IDK. They will certainly be fine here, on earth. Even if everything else goes to shit, they will continue living in luxury.
On a spaceship / station / Mars colony though? As much as I love sci-fi, living there will be ROUGH, regardless of how rich you are.
I think it's more an ego thing: "I want to go down in history as the first human on another planet, lest I be forgotten" combined with an unhealthy dose of not giving a fuck about other people, which is kinda a prerequisite to being a billionaire in the first place.
Fair points! Elon is already likely to go down in history, but not for good reasons.
He's a modern day Edison. Loved by some, hated by others. Takes credit for other's work and has sketchy morals. More a businessman than an engineer. History will ebb and flow on if he's celebrated or destined, one decade he's a hero, the next he's a villain; and opinion will continue to switch.