> youâll never start a rocket company
> youâll never build your own engines
> youâll never be able to use off-the-shelf parts
> youâll never survive three launch failures
> youâll never reach orbit
> youâll never win NASAâs trust
> youâll never launch cargo to the ISS
> youâll never compete with Boeing
> youâll never compete with Lockheed
> youâll never make rockets reusable
> youâll never land a rocket vertically
> youâll never land one on a drone ship
> youâll never reuse a booster
> youâll never fly the same booster 10 times
> youâll never fly the same booster 20 times
> youâll never fly the same booster 30 times
> youâll never recover and reuse the fairing
> youâll never lower launch costs
> youâll never launch every month
> youâll never launch every week
> youâll never launch multiple times a week
> youâll never carry astronauts
> youâll never replace Roscosmos
> youâll never fly civilians to orbit
> youâll never manufacture satellites at scale
> youâll never build the biggest constellation ever
> youâll never make satellite internet work
> youâll never make satellite internet fast
> youâll never make satellite internet affordable
> youâll never serve rural customers
> youâll never serve aircraft and ships
> youâll never build a methane rocket engine
> youâll never make full-flow staged combustion work
> youâll never build the most powerful rocket ever
> youâll never build a rocket bigger than Saturn V
> youâll never build it out of stainless steel
> youâll never launch Starship
> youâll never separate Super Heavy and Starship
> youâll never relight Raptor in space
> youâll never bring Super Heavy back
> youâll never catch a booster with Mechazilla tower arms
> youâll never launch 85% of mass to orbit worldwide
> youâll never change the economics of space
> youâll never force the entire industry to copy you
> youâll never win
> youâll never IPO
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Congratulations to @elonmusk and the SpaceX team. You did what countless people said was impossible, and you did it time and time again.
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Today is your day. You deserve this. May it be a glorious one.
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The fixed pie fallacy is probably the single most destructive delusion on the planet. The belief that wealth cannot be createdâonly distributedâhas done more than any other to stop people from lifting themselves and others out of poverty.
The universe responds with the same energy you send at it.
Be negative. You get negative.
Be positive. You get positive.
Be helpful. You get helped back.
@BellaBaddie__ My observation is that people function best when they shift from self-focus to service. When someone dedicates themselves to providing value for others, they interrupt negative internal loops and activate purpose, connection, and agency. Service is a human operating protocol.
@leadlagreport This minding of other people's business expresses itself in gossip, snooping and meddling, and also in feverish interest in communal, national, and racial affairs. In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat. (From Eric Hoffer)
@leadlagreport A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.
A chief cause of delusion is the need for certainty. Just as the thirst for water may drive a desert wanderer to chase mirages, so the thirst for answers makes us rush into poorly justified beliefs. To avoid being duped, become comfortable with uncertainty.