Re:Evidence on Poverty Traps from Rural Bangladesh [pdf]
by itsoktocry on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @09:11AM
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>Do you have another suggestion?
You could start with investing heavily in this planet, which is significantly more habitable than mars. Electric vehicles were a great start, but there's a lot more than EVs and reselling battery and solar equipment from China that can be done.
>Do you not see any value in developing the technology necessary to get to Mars - in order to travel elsewhere?
I see some value, and if Mr. Musk wants to pursue it, great. But let's not pretend he's saving humanity here; the God complex of SV is already bad enough.
You could start with investing heavily in this planet, which is significantly more habitable than mars. Electric vehicles were a great start, but there's a lot more than EVs and reselling battery and solar equipment from China that can be done.
>Do you not see any value in developing the technology necessary to get to Mars - in order to travel elsewhere?
I see some value, and if Mr. Musk wants to pursue it, great. But let's not pretend he's saving humanity here; the God complex of SV is already bad enough.