Last week, a narcissistic billionaire was shot into space.
Sadly, the narcissistic billionaire came back.
OK, he took some hostages along for the ride to make sure he got back safely. We certainly did not want anything bad for the 18 year old kid and the 82 year old woman who went along for the ride.
Jeff Bezos, billionaire founder of Amazon, forked over some of his billions to spring on a 10 minute trip into space.
His space ship was called Blue Origin and it was shaped like...
Well, you know....
I was watching the launch out of the corner of my eye while I was at work, trying to feel some sort of wonder or awe over this space faring accomplishment.
But I could not.
I don't know, maybe it was because this whole exercise seemed to be more in service to the ego one man and not a valiant step forward on behalf of human kind.
There has always been a conflict between the exploration of space and solving more immediate domestic problems.
But the exploration of space has often transcended that equation, expanding our knowledge of ourselves and developing technology that benefits humanity,
Jeff Bezos in his giant space dildo felt like Jeff laying the first brick for his space hotel.
Jeff Bezos in space feels like a benefit for only that part of humanity who can afford to make the trip.
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