• laranis@lemmy.zip
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    But, but… How do we extract value from it? No micro transactions? No ad revenue? Can we sell it? Write it off as a loss? Is there at least a credit card reader so aliens can sign up for recurring payments?

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      It’s a moonshot in that it has a very tiny likelihood of attracting alien intelligence that is such a game changer that it brings an unfathomable amount of wealth to our planet.

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        Allien Intelligence = potential investors and potential shareholder value. They could also destroy the planet.

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          They’re already bought puts for the case…

          Plus if the documentaries, “2012” and snowpiercer have taught us anything. It’s that the rich will survive.

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          I’d argue that the type of people who make those investment decisions often don’t put the proper weight on “destroy the planet” risk when calculating their expected value.