He wants his name on it, so he actually apparently really pushed Isaacman to make it happen before he's out of office. Of course, that's not possible, so who knows how much he cares anymore.
Stop with the doomerism, it's not helping anyone. Yes, he probably intends that. But assuming he's already won makes it easier for him to actually win.
Correct. And yes, he's likely at least thinking about trying to make some rule changes or pulling some sort of shenanigans to get himself on the ballot anyway. But if we expect that to happen, it makes it all the more likely that he will, and that it'll succeed. Treating his victory as fait accompli just normalizes his abnormal behavior. It's a form of obeying in advance. We have to remain flabbergasted and horrified at his actions so that we can react to them correctly.
They would have to be enormous to be seen from earth. When viewed from earth the moon only has a visual size of approximately 1 cm so the ad would have to be a thousand of kilometres across to just appear miniature from our perspective.
That's not how light works. In order to be bright enough to illuminate clouds on earth it would have to be brighter than the sun at its source point because of the Inverse-square law
The techbros already have this idea with a satellite it wouldn't work with that either for exactly the same reasons and the satellite would have been way closer.
Million times cheaper to launch rockets from the moon than from earth. Easy access to almost an infinite amount of useful materials.
Could easily end wars on earth so we don't fight over some lithium in eastern europe.
Or enough materials and batteries replace petrol once it runs out.
And who knows maybe our mars descendants will come back to repopulate earth
This is ignoring the massive costs in building, staffing, and maintaining a moon base. There are battery chemistries that do not rely on lithium and even there weren't, we wouldn't need to fight wars over it. The wars are fought in an attempt to control those resources, even if not scarce. Expanding territory does not reduce scarcity when the scarcity is artificial (so that a few can exert control over the many). Also, why would the earth be depopulated while mars somehow thrives?
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 96d
Only 50 years behind schedule. 👍
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 96d
This won't happen under the Trump administration.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 96d
He wants his name on it, so he actually apparently really pushed Isaacman to make it happen before he's out of office. Of course, that's not possible, so who knows how much he cares anymore.
grue@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 96d
He definitely intends to still be in office whenever it finally happens.
echodot@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 95d
I wonder what the bookies would give you on that bet because there's a very good chance he'll be dead before the end of his presidency.
radiofreebc@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 96d
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 96d
Stop with the doomerism, it's not helping anyone. Yes, he probably intends that. But assuming he's already won makes it easier for him to actually win.
grue@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 95d
Obligatory reminder that he's not even eligible to run!
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 95d
Correct. And yes, he's likely at least thinking about trying to make some rule changes or pulling some sort of shenanigans to get himself on the ballot anyway. But if we expect that to happen, it makes it all the more likely that he will, and that it'll succeed. Treating his victory as fait accompli just normalizes his abnormal behavior. It's a form of obeying in advance. We have to remain flabbergasted and horrified at his actions so that we can react to them correctly.
Rambomst@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 96d
Better late than never I guess?
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 96d
So far
switcheroo@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 96d
I don't want to look up at the moon and see that bullshit. You know the Epstein class tech bros are going to put ADS ON OUR FUCKING MOON.
echodot@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 95d
They would have to be enormous to be seen from earth. When viewed from earth the moon only has a visual size of approximately 1 cm so the ad would have to be a thousand of kilometres across to just appear miniature from our perspective.
Maelvie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 95d
What if they use giant projectors directed a earth, you would see the ads on the clouds, in the sky! Wouldn't that be awesome?
echodot@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 95d
That's not how light works. In order to be bright enough to illuminate clouds on earth it would have to be brighter than the sun at its source point because of the Inverse-square law
The techbros already have this idea with a satellite it wouldn't work with that either for exactly the same reasons and the satellite would have been way closer.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 95d
Coming soon.
hark@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 96d
Why?
jnod4@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 96d
Million times cheaper to launch rockets from the moon than from earth. Easy access to almost an infinite amount of useful materials.
Could easily end wars on earth so we don't fight over some lithium in eastern europe. Or enough materials and batteries replace petrol once it runs out.
And who knows maybe our mars descendants will come back to repopulate earth
hark@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 95d
This is ignoring the massive costs in building, staffing, and maintaining a moon base. There are battery chemistries that do not rely on lithium and even there weren't, we wouldn't need to fight wars over it. The wars are fought in an attempt to control those resources, even if not scarce. Expanding territory does not reduce scarcity when the scarcity is artificial (so that a few can exert control over the many). Also, why would the earth be depopulated while mars somehow thrives?
Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 96d
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 96d
Because the rotting empire needs to keep up appearances.