• adarza@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    most of that ‘hundreds of billions’ isn’t going to go towards the tech or infrastructure, it’s gonna go to people. a very small number of specific individuals.

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          9 months ago

          correct.

          hell, i could live my ‘best’ life off of musk’s ‘sofa cushion’ money:

          $2.5m is more than enough for me to live on just using investment proceeds–in perpetuity.

          $2.5m to him (with ~ $436b) is the equivalent of fifty-seven cents to someone with $100k (in the bank, investments, retirement, home equity, etc). now, i don’t have $100k, not even close. just using it as an example here. my equivalent would be more like half a cent.

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            9 months ago

            They’re mentally ill IMO. Like that old person hoarding vacuum cleaners, diapers, dogfood, etc.

            The most infuriating thing is that for them it’s just a number, for society it stifles innovation and wellbeing.

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        9 months ago

        Project Stargate is funded via private investment, the US hasn’t pledged any money

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      Well, I suspect that most of the money will be used to acquire or costume natural resources, like water and power.

      Individuals become enriched because their share holdings are worth more.