Billionaires in Space

[Egbert]

Yes, and most of those articles were hit pieces from union groups who were hoping to unionize the company. Not exactly unself interested actors. Not to mention actors with a long history of lying.

It seems to me that Amazon is getting the bulk of the bad press rather than say Walmart in America or Harvey Norman in Australia. Why is it Amazon getting the bad press?

[Dinner]

Yes, and most of those articles were hit pieces from union groups who were hoping to unionize the company. Not exactly unself interested actors. Not to mention actors with a long history of lying.

[Egbert]

Yes, it is amazing how ugly and stupid jealous people can become. Bezos only has money because people like, value, and use Amazon. If you don't like Amazon there are millions of other shops and even online retailers they can choose from.

Using Amazon does not mean those customers like Bezos and I daresay a great many people have never heard of him. Nor does it mean jealousy.

Amazon distribution centres have had a number of unfavourable articles in press concerning employment conditions.

[Dinner]

It doesn't hurt that his employees can't take bathroom breaks

Except they can and do.

[-Jrabbit]

Time to load up on Spacely Sprockets stock...

[giblets]

It doesn't hurt that his employees can't take bathroom breaks

[Dinner]

There is a petition calling for Bezos to not be allowed back on earth after he goes up there.

Yes, it is amazing how ugly and stupid jealous people can become. Bezos only has money because people like, value, and use Amazon. If you don't like Amazon there are millions of other shops and even online retailers they can choose from.

[Uncle Sparky]

Maybe we could levy a 'return to earth environment' tax... say $2 billion?

[Bereta_Eder]

close the border after they're gone

[Broken_Erika]

There is a petition calling for Bezos to not be allowed back on earth after he goes up there.

[Dinner]

Roberts Space Industries here we come!

[BeBMan]

UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is about to realise a lifetime's ambition by flying to the edge of space.

He'll ride his Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Sunday to an altitude where the sky turns black and the Earth's horizon curves away into the distance.

The entrepreneur says he wants to evaluate the experience before allowing paying customers aboard next year.

The vehicle will set off for the 1.5-hour mission above New Mexico at about 08:30 local US time (15:30 BST).

Virgin Galactic will be providing an online stream of the event.

(...)

The only other near-market sub-orbital system belongs to Amazon.com founder, Jeff Bezos. He has a rocket and capsule he calls New Shepard, and he will fly on its inaugural crewed flight on 20 July.

(...)

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57790040

Aka Branson and Bezos in orbit. Bad idea I'd say!

I have seen enough Alien movies and Expanse episodes to know how it's going to end when superrich guys have much of a say in space exploration

Weyland Corp and Jules-Pierre Mao, never forget