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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation

https://archive.is/AyosK

this lends credence to the stealth comrade theory, btw

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Make the space station out of carbon fiber too. I'm sure everything will be fine!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the Venera probes failed because they were sent up by commies, our captains of industry will effortlessly outshine their Marxist works

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

is stealth comrade theory a thing? I googled it and the only result is your thread on masto

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I probably coined it, in response to the theory that Stockton Rush (what a Rand-ass name) was actually a comrade trying to reduce our count of billionaires

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ok it's a good one. It can apply to musk's unintentional mask-off style of capitalism that other ceos will simp for and copy.

anyway, because I love sharing podcasts - this two-parter about Rush is gold: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-stockton-rush-inventor-of-118084105/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-two-stockton-rush-inventor-of-118200435/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

BtB is always gold. they’ve done a couple episodes on generative AI so far that are amazing too

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It’s true. Loved the generative AI one and the whole Vince McMahon saga was epic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

May Guillermo Söhnlein be the Henry Hudson of Venus.