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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral Feb 6

    World: people are dying of starvation here! Silicon Valley Billionaire: hey, I’m all outta flame throwers, how about I send my electric car to Mars?!!! World: you’re the hero Earth needs.

    10:51 PM - 6 Feb 2018
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      2. Nuria Giralt, PhD 🎗||*||‏ @Nuria_amb_seny Feb 6
        Replying to @aral

        Can't the World have more than one concurrent goal?

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Feb 6
        Replying to @Nuria_amb_seny

        It can, of course. Flamethrowers for everyone, I say! And if we can get rich people to not be hampered by public transportation while we’re at it, all the better. The billionaires will save us, no doubt ;)

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      2. Marco de Jong‏ @marcodejong Feb 6
        Replying to @aral

        Flying to mars seems more reasonable than spending it on another war...

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Feb 6
        Replying to @marcodejong

        True dat.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Democratic Gremlin snacking on #pr4bc info  🍪‏ @Teelin Feb 8
        Replying to @aral @marcodejong

        Am I the only one who thinks that #ElonMusk's #TeslaInSpace was a rather egocentric, self aggrandizing move? It's like a male, overcompensating ego jerked off all over space. 😁😝https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/tesla-elon-musk-mars-spacex-asteroid-belt/552719/ …

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      2. Damian Mee‏ @meeDamian Feb 6
        Replying to @aral

        Aral, I get your stance on Google, Facebook & all corporations, but maybe take a step back and read up a bit about Elon...

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Feb 7
        Replying to @meeDamian

        Have done.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. JJ72‏ @JJ72_UK Feb 7
        Replying to @aral @meeDamian

        This is a ridiculous statement. Why does it fall on Elon to ''feed humanity''...flamethrowers were a PR stunt. He runs a private company that has credible intentions.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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      6. JJ72‏ @JJ72_UK Feb 8
        Replying to @Shamoua @aral @meeDamian

        Clearly the main purpose was not to send a car into Mars orbit. This is PR. You are missing the bigger picture here > Interplanetary life.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Lewis Rockliffe‏ @r0k_life Feb 6
        Replying to @aral

        If billionaires having private access to deep space isn't a sign of massive inequality I don't know what is.

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      2. Gammon feel the noize‏ @lowerformofwit Feb 6
        Replying to @aral

        It was a test, there would have been a payload anyway. Space X is a commercial venture that will no doubt cover it’s costs in satellite launches, ISS trips and so on. Two of the boosters were on their second trip and landed instead of burning up. It made people who dream smile

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      1. Nathan Blackman‏ @naitdogg Feb 7
        Replying to @aral

        As I see it, he's made his money and spent it as he chooses. This project isn't just for himself it's for science, something that interests him. On a smaller scale it's like saying I shouldn't buy myself them new trainers and actually give the money to a homeless man instead

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      1. Josip‏ @josipK Feb 6
        Replying to @aral

        Can't blame him for going for the easier problem. "Solving" hunger and homelessness is immensely more difficult: it's the problem of awareness, values and organization. The solution also must be sustainable. He's way too small to even start thinking of tackling this.

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      1. icegold‏ @coldhalo Feb 6
        Replying to @aral

        Do you think we will have a Tesla Eclipse? I cannot find a verified orbit anywhere..

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      2. Imski Padinski‏ @Imskipadinski Feb 7
        Replying to @aral

        Starvation is mostly a poltical issue, NOT a money issue. The regions it happens are often fertile. Silly wars between ethnic groups are the reason. So it‘s ridiculous to demand him to stop people from fighting each other.

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