• @Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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    41 month ago

    I wonder if elon has been testing all these rockets in a desperate attempt to escape the planet with a bunch of other billionaires now that global warming is on track to destroy us. It would help me understand why the wealthy all seem so hell bent on accelerating the destruction.

    • @smiletolerantly
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      21 month ago

      IDK. They will certainly be fine here, on earth. Even if everything else goes to shit, they will continue living in luxury.

      On a spaceship / station / Mars colony though? As much as I love sci-fi, living there will be ROUGH, regardless of how rich you are.

      I think it’s more an ego thing: “I want to go down in history as the first human on another planet, lest I be forgotten” combined with an unhealthy dose of not giving a fuck about other people, which is kinda a prerequisite to being a billionaire in the first place.