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0 pointsonewaystreet9y ago0 comments

> Not everything we do is for the monetary incentive.

It is when a private company is doing it.

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DennisP9y ago· 2 in thread

It is when a public company is doing it. Privately-owned companies can do whatever the heck their owners want.

maxerickson9y ago

Public companies can also have whatever mission they want, subject to oversight from the owners.

DennisP9y ago

Yes but the ownership is open to anyone, so it's a lot easier for activist investors to change the mission to a more profitable one. Musk is keeping SpaceX private specifically to keep this from happening.

pavel_lishin9y ago

But this is being driven primarily by one private individual.

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