@sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems
Post #2790494
2026-05-23 18:19 UTC
SpaceX has chosen a sacrificial disposable naive crypto billionaire to captain a mars fly-by someday: gizmodo.com/spacex-taps-crypto-billionaire-to-lea…
The mission is expected to take two years and here’s what he has to say about that:
I can stare at the map view on airplanes all the way from takeoff through landing, so I think I’m going to enjoy the trip.
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@CinnasVerses@awful.systems 2026-05-23 22:02
He already pulled the same con on a Japanese billionaire in 2018, just talked about flying around the moon not landing on Mars (Wikipedia: dearMoon)
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@Soyweiser@awful.systems 2026-05-24 08:25
I can stare at the map view on airplanes all the way from takeoff to landing, so I think I will enjoy the trip. Well they do tend to think stuff scales forever.