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In reply to the discussion: The Bezos Sub-Orbital Flight Is Just an Uber Expensive E-Ticket Theme Park Ride. [View all]brooklynite
(96,882 posts)35. No point trying to make a counter-argument...
Virtuous resentment is the only acceptable position.
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MineralMan
Jul 2021
OP
I recently purchased a Porsche Boxster S. It's fast, but it comes nowhere near supercar territory.
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#71
Flying in the Qatar Airlines Q-Suite to Thailand in a couple of weeks. Japan Airlines business
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#37
Emirates First Class is about as over the top luxurious as it gets, from what I've read.
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#47
I never pay the cash price for a business or first class ticket. I could never afford it.
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#60
The technical achievement, to the extent there is one, seems to be reusable vehicles.
Klaralven
Jul 2021
#6
Is graduating high school a waste of time because "nothing new was learned"?
mathematic
Jul 2021
#15
And what is the threshold for "modest acquired wealth by hard work and thrift"?
brooklynite
Jul 2021
#46
Stained glass is beautiful, tells many stories, graces many ancient buildings.
Treefrog
Jul 2021
#27
What an ignorant thing to say. You don't know what you're talking about.
Liberal In Texas
Jul 2021
#29
Even if you're just "burning things very quickly and in large quantities", what's most important...
Silent3
Jul 2021
#63
An example: During the 1990 Gulf War, the vast majority of US equipment got there by sea.
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#95
Passenger air travel has given people the opportunity to experience the world outside their bubble...
brooklynite
Jul 2021
#92
"space travel is the exact opposite of the trajectory best taken by humans on this planet"
EX500rider
Jul 2021
#90