Originally Posted by BlueScholar

And the Musk fanboys would certainly have no problem is the government used your tax dollars in responsible ways such as launching a rocket knowing the launch pad facility wasn't ready, but who cares if you destroy the damn whole thing and jeopardize the test, cause it'd be funny to launch a rocket on 4/20? They wouldn't have an issue gutting infrastructure like twitter, breaking the damn thing because hey their friends and family probably won't die or suffer from interupted services? The guy worth $400 billion is free to set his money on fire and destory his company, because he only has to answer to his investors. Governments must take a more cautious and responsible approach, even if that means money is spent less efficiently. The "fail fast break things" model might work for a harmless $1.99 angry birds app, but it's also exactly how you end up with 2 crashes that kill 346 people. This isn't some nebulous, hypothetical situation.