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> when we actual humans going to space in real life, it turns out they are just rich ass-holes that we all commonly hate.

Like who? Don't think I've met anyone who hates astronauts nearly as much as you seem to?

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Search for Jeff Bezos space flight, look at news discussions and social media posts, and you will find more haters.

Billionaires flying into space is the minority compared to scientists and astronauts.

Astronauts have spent >736,000 hours in spaceflight, risking their lives for humanity, but the parent believes a 10-minute stunt flight carrying an irrelevant passenger is all that matters. I suppose they also dislike the imaginary adorers, and yet they are no different.

Jupiter’s grand tack left us with an asteroid belt right in the middle of the solar system. All our civilizational wealth derives from matter and energy, both of which we find in our cosmic backyard. Billionaire space tourism is a blip on the path to space industry.

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