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prepend on July 24, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: X, the moonshot factory

Yes, it was. It was a political program to gain reputation against the Soviets and phenomenally successful in that I think the US was happy with its ROI.

ke88y on July 24, 2023 [–]

Reputation isn't revenue.

You could say the same thing about Brain or Waymo.

bostonpete on July 24, 2023 | [–]

The USG isn't setting out to make money on major ventures. Publicly traded companies are.

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