

The bobby broccoli documentary on this is fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xSUwgg1L4g
But yeah, the failed american supercollider project just perfectly encapsulates the first of many examples of American Excellence at failing to conform new projects to the neoliberal reality. The space shuttle program was the last thing we were ever going to do.
Idk about you but as a teen there’s nothing more I wanted than all the privileges of adulthood with none of the responsibility. Even the responsibilities of a child were annoying to me.