The slap fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has highlighted the absurdity of keeping so much of our space program and satellite internet infrastructure in the hands of a single oligarch.
  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Let’s say I bought you a car, I paid for it in full and then gave it to you, and in return you sometimes drive me around.

    Let’s say I get tired of this arrangement, should I repossess the car just to drive it into the ocean? What would be the point of that? Sure, it’s rightfully mine, but what good does it do to destroy it?

    “IT BELONGS TO US” is not a very compelling argument for arbitrary distribution.