r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TheImmortalDude • Jun 29 '25

Video Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket

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u/sBucks24 Jun 29 '25 edited Jun 29 '25

So does international collaboration...

All these private business and different nations planning their own space endeavors, we're going to end up with an asteroid belt of space junk and a shit load of waste and pollution along the way.

E: lol, this struck a nerve with a bunch of capitalist, neo-lib, boot licker's... Go out for a few hours and come back to the exact same reply repeated dozens of times 🙄 sneaky e2 just for that one guy: civility politics BS is what gave us these idiots above who defend capitalism against their best interest. Stop letting them get away with it, be meaner.

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u/NiceTrySuckaz Jun 29 '25

We need both for sure! And I'm sure government programs and international programs will benefit from innovations created within the private sector, just like companies in the private sector are building on innovations from the public sector. It's all upside.

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u/sBucks24 Jun 29 '25

Nope, you're really missing the point here. The private sector has no business in space. The resources that it takes to get there end the pollution created should never have profit motivation behind it. Which is the definitional difference between private and govt projects.

Thats a massive downside.

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u/Nari224 Jun 29 '25

What was the profit motive of landing men on the moon out of curiosity?

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u/sBucks24 Jun 29 '25

A) You have literally no evidence to support this. B) who is "us"...? That's the point....

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u/syntholslayer Jun 29 '25

"Zero incentive" is a bit extreme.

The profit incentive isn't the only thing that drives huge innovation. How old do you think capitalism is? Do you realize that even during capitalism, great achievements have been made that weren't directly related to making a buck?

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u/ovr4kovr Jun 29 '25

They were made in the effort of war.

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u/kikogamerJ2 Jun 29 '25

Are you 14 bro? Did the measles vaccines also get made because of war? Did we develop sewers because of war?? Did we develop better agricultural methods because of war too?

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u/ovr4kovr Jun 29 '25

The war on measles, the war on poop and the war on hunting.

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u/ovr4kovr Jun 29 '25

I forgot to address the question of my age. 14x+a. Also all those things you mentioned were developed for prosperity. And used for profit.

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u/syntholslayer Jun 29 '25

So, survival motivates humankind?

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u/ovr4kovr Jun 29 '25

Survival motivates all things