Post #4048989

2026-07-23 23:31 UTC

#Space is terra nullius to #capitalism and to Caltech and to every ambitious scam artist in the #tech sector. Elon Musk's rhetoric betrays the emptiness of their vision: to them it's merely a place to plant flags, which Musk attempts to pretend is "spreading the light of consciousness" (I don't think he even says human consciousness) and "making life multiplanetary". And I can tell you from experience, he refuses to treat with the possibility there's life elsewhere in the Solar System. I am quite surprised--no not really, I'm not surprised any longer--that U.S. #journalism hasn't noticed this obvious fact about Musk, that he's totally and utterly devoid of curiosity. (cont'd)

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@mxchara@seattle.pink 2026-07-23 23:35

But then I don't suppose you end up typing "content" for @SciMag@flipboard.com or @newscientist@mstdn.social or @arstechnica@mastodon.social if you're inclined to curiosity yourself. Curious people don't survive long in corporate structures. Hence U.S. #journalism especially in #science and #tech is mostly advertising. Corporations hand over press packets all neatly prepared and inviting, and the journalists consider such trash to be a source now, one of their most important sources. They hardly need to do anything at all, beyond writing some flavor text to sweeten the medley of corporate marketing slop, seasoned with one or two lines of insignificant complaints and counterpoint--"balance" supplied by powerless troublemakers daring to impugn the sacred missions of Elon Musk and his buddies. (cont'd)

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