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blimpy · 4654 days ago · link · · parent · post: Tech Billionaires Plan Audacious Mission to Mine Asteroids
Make fun all you want, but I think tech billionaires are the coolest kind of billionaires. They're the kind that love Jules Verne, that know what Tatooine is, and dammit.. they're going to mine the shit out of it.
There’s gold in them there hills. You know, those ones floating around in space. Asteroids contain many tons of precious metals, making them irresistible to scientists, aerospace engineers, futurists, fiction writers … and tech billionaires. Why not? If I had the money, I'd invest in this.