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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation (www.businessinsider.com)

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Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.

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[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't even safely reach the titanic and wants to go to a literal hellhole of a planet that has absolutely no benefit for humanity.

[–] milkytoast@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

wdym no benefit to humanity? if he takes a few of his billionaire friends with him, the world becomes a slightly better place overnight!