Allow. Fun word. Are we allowing anything here? No. It’s happening because someone with the money and will to make it happen has decided to do so. When our nation decided that space exploration wasn’t important enough to fund in a meaningful way, we set the stage and now you complain the the wrong person is doing it. It smacks of hand wringing and F.U.D. I’m not swayed by F.U.D.
Yes, I compare Bezos and most billionaires with nations. They all began in theft and harm which isn’t the same as saying no good can come from it. Now, if you want to end private ownership and enterprise, then make your case for it. Until then, we have to discuss events as if they are happening in the world as it actually exists.
If you think we should tax Bezos and other very wealthy people and make them pay their fair share, I’ll stand beside you in your efforts. But let’s not pretend one has to do with the other.
I remember in forensics, we had these things called Squirrel Killers. They were little books of invalid arguments and counter plans that one would study to learn to spot specious arguments. One classic form presented in each volume would be a “We should do X before we do Y” which is one of your arguments. Another was “We don’t know what will happen if X does Y” which is your other. I’ll leave it to you to figure out why those are both very “squirrelly” arguments. Until then, I’ll leave you to it so you can tell us how Bezos is evil and needs to be stopped because that’s not an argument worth having. He is what he is. Do what you can to change that as you see fit.
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