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vvpan ◴[17 Jan 25 02:09 UTC] No.42733316[source]▶

I absolutely cannot relate to the HN excitement over rockets. What is the point? What are we going to do with them? It feels like half religion half misplaced techno-positivism.

(Also a person who actively platforms outspoken neo-nazis runs the company that is launching them)

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timeon ◴[17 Jan 25 08:14 UTC] No.42735205[source]▶

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> half religion half misplaced techno-positivism

It sometimes feels like it: everything blows-up and thread here is like "what a success", Second stage explodes - "beautiful" (while trash is falling into ocean).

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1. jacobjjacob ◴[17 Jan 25 11:33 UTC] No.42736462[source]▶

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Yeah there is a huge amount of rationalizing how the debris aren’t a problem. Everyone is certain it will burn up before hitting the ground, and if it doesn’t, it will land somewhere that doesn’t matter… but I don’t think anyone knows that for sure?

Rockets are cool but it’s everyone’s planet, if this continues to make a huge mess, do us regular earth citizens have recourse?

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