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minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·7 days agoThe Wright brothers didn’t have a fucking destination they were just trying to fly.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoThey were trying to invent a device of practical utility that could carry passengers and payloads, not to empower the eccentric elite
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoI don’t think there’s really any evidence of that. I’m sure they were mindful of the potential applications, in the same way that we’re mindful of the potential for orbital solar arrays and asteroid mining.
The Wright brothers didn’t have a fucking destination they were just trying to fly.
They were trying to invent a device of practical utility that could carry passengers and payloads, not to empower the eccentric elite
I don’t think there’s really any evidence of that.
I’m sure they were mindful of the potential applications, in the same way that we’re mindful of the potential for orbital solar arrays and asteroid mining.