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0 pointsstickfigure3y ago0 comments

Was this translated from original Russian? Honestly, it really does sound like you're for dictatorships.

I think all that diversity - sure, even competing bases on the Moon - is the sign of a healthy society. Monoculture is much more perilous. Centralization gives you NASA, market chaos gives you SpaceX.

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jacquesm3y ago

Without NASA there would not be a SpaceX.

stickfigureOP3y ago

You cannot know that. NASA flew shuttle payloads for decades at a substantial loss. Who knows what aerospace companies might have filled that void.

tuatoru3y ago

I don't recall the NRO or the military using the shuttle much. The shuttle flew for NASA projects. No NASA, no projects.

gspetr3y ago

I would exercise restraint with extrapolations here.

Countries with lowest homicide rates: Least diverse.

US States with lowest homicide rates: Least diverse.

There are some exceptions, however in general this statement is true when we look at the entire data set.

Market chaos also gives you walled gardens like Google/Apple App stores with outlandish fees and company policies like this one: https://www.macrumors.com/2021/09/06/eff-urges-apple-abandon...

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