[leothetechguy]

I remember another hacker news commentator describing these orbital data centers as a obviously bad idea to the point where any investments into that technology are incomprehensible. I share that sentiment, is there something I'm missing?

[gmerc]

The point is to take the money, you see. It's the idiots who give it (which will involve looting the federal government for years to come) who will be screwed, not the guys running the scam. This should be evident after AI now. The entire industry is a narrative manufacturing machine aimed at separating investors from their money. That's all there is to it.

[isthatafact]

Some investments seem to be specifically crafted to attract people who do not understand X, where X is physics, or economics, biology, math, etc. And then giving in to greed and gambling is more fun than consulting an expert.

I wonder how many of these apparent start-up scams turned out to have genuine value.

[Ekaros]

It is all marketing stunts now. Make yourself look innovative to pump up the valuation that you can then dump.

[nacozarina]

nope, tis ordinary goldrush hijinx

[Bombthecat]

Even after a global disaster, it's still there.

No idea how it could help, but.. it's a reason

[palmotea]

> Even after a global disaster, it's still there.

> No idea how it could help, but.. it's a reason

With AI, the reason only needs to look as good as a six-fingered hand.

[t23414321]

so easy to capture by aliens

[hulitu]

> Even after a global disaster, it's still there.

Ever heard of anti satellite weapons ? /s