Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are commodifying space and packaging it up as a PR exercise.
Meanwhile the world they leave behind slowly burns.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
There was a time when sending a guy into space really meant something. Now, it’s just a bunch of billionaires trying to remain relevant after they’ve pillaged the planet they’re leaving.
Fifty-two years on from the iconic moon landing, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson spent the better part of July trying to one-up the other on who would make it into space first. Meanwhile most Australians can’t even leave their homes.
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