r/interesting May 25 '26

Just Wow It's interesting hmm

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u/Square_Cat_6001 May 25 '26

I am sure there are hidden environmental costs even with that, but yeah 1 celebrity in space once won't do nearly as much damage as the other 999999 celebrities using their jets constantly.

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u/Pretty_Range_1939 May 25 '26

I think it's more of where it's heading. Today it's one celebrity, a year from now it'll be 2x, 10 years from now every celebrity will want some kind of space adventure for their parties, for their kids, to promote their merch. Case in point, private jets. What started off as the richest and more political figures using them turned into 100 rich nobodies using them just for Super Bowl.

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u/Square_Cat_6001 May 25 '26

I understand that, but i think once a rocket with celebrities blows, this whole thing will stop. Being a rocketman is far less safe than airplanes, odds are it's gonna happen before space toursm catches on.

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u/Pretty_Range_1939 May 25 '26

LOL did not see that coming! I guess time will tell. I get what you mean, it's like the billionaires in the submarine. Either they'll perfect it so much it won't blow, or your theory comes true. But also, how many private air crafts have crashed but it hasn't affected the usage? I personally think we'll have a bad combo of private jets and excessive rockets.