Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by amelius on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @07:51AM
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Well, this is better than what Bezos is using his surplus money for.
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Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by coderjames on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:57AM
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You don't support trying to save the planet?
The Bezos Earth Fund: https://www.bezosearthfund.org/
Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by adventured on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:18AM
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The planet will be just fine. It measures consequential time in many millions of years. You mean: support saving humanity.
Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by RealityVoid on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:39AM
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I mean, yeah. When people way saving the planet they mean saving humanity. That's exactly it. A barren rock does no one no good. I don't get it why people hang onto this expression, it's as if you heard that George Carlin bit and now that's your anchor to reality.
Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by dylan604 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @11:08AM
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It's not like the dinosaurs had a save the earth campaign. Yet, before humans the rock had life forms that died out while the rock itself continued being a viable planet supporting life. If humans die off, the planet will continue on with life continuing in new ways.
Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by leoc on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @10:12AM
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For the past 50+ years there really has been a somewhat significant and quite influential body of people who genuinely want to preserve the planet’s ecosystem even at the expense of the people living on it.
Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by A_D_E_P_T on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:24AM
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Bezos is one of the best, though? Blue Origin, the Long Now foundation, and I could go on all day. I don't know of too many other billionaires so willing so spend vast sums on the Heinleinian dreams of their youth.
Re:The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System
by skeeter2020 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:35AM
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I don't believe it's a net benefit to the world when a single person fundamentally changes entire economies, captures a significant portion of the resource stream and then maybe a some point redirects a portion of of it to their pet projects. Although I strongly support shooting tech bros and politicians into space (one way; even better)!