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Re:Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station... by minimaxir on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:27PM (#43120439)
> will attempt to do many dumb things, like any human beings

Most human beings aren't in charge of the free world and whose decisions have cascading effects on everyone.

And those that are generally tend to be fairly elected and confirmed with a set of checks and balances governing their actions to limit the impact of stupid decisions. Elon Musk is none of those.

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Re:Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station... by saturn_vk on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:35PM (#43120533)
Calling the US the free world might be one of the reasons we’re in this mess in the first place
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Re:Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station... by jeffjobs4000 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:34PM (#43120522)
Correct. So a strong counterweight is important to whichever side is in power.

My point with "like any human beings" was to not demonize the current group, and point out that any group of people in power will do stupid things.

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