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Sorry but can you convert that idiom to what it means in practical terms? I'm still unclear what it means to 'compete' against China wrt space. Are you saying China will win international launch contracts that the US will lose? Or that China can militarize space better than US private industry can militarize space?

In what respect? Are you suggesting that China is going to run private industry out of business?

Can you explain why please?

Again you are misrepresenting things. The article speaks of $23B in REVENUE, not profit.

There is a great deal of neurobiological research.

How about you stop making claims that you are unwilling to support? You are claiming that one of the reasons they will not be able to get the required number of passengers is because their heirs and lawyers can have them declared insane for wanting to spend a portion of their wealth on a trip to space instead of leaving it to their heirs. That's a pretty bold legal claim. If you are going to use that as part of your argument you should be willing to back it up. "Just believe me" doesn't cut it.

Citation please. Citation please. Citation please.

Fine. Then don't counter referenced sources with 'common sense' on a science site. Why would I believe you, some random guy on the internet, over a referenced source? If you want to make claims here you need to be willing to back them up with something more than your incredulity.

I guess that is why the governments of the world and heads of businesses have commonsense advisors instead of economic advisors.

But we're talking about PR here, not NTSB investigations. No, it is not a false perception. It is the perception from my perspective, that of a user. From your perspective it is also harder to order socks from Amazon than climb the tree in my yard because of all the difficult technology involved, but from my perspective I can order the socks in about 30 seconds without getting off the couch. Much easier than getting to the top of that oak tree. You mean like how they teach all the passengers how to pilot a 747 before they are allowed to board the aircraft and begin their tour of Europe?

It is much easier to get into space. I cannot physically climb to 29,000 feet altitude, but I can sit in a comfy chair as I rocket to 254 miles in altitude. I guess it will be pretty much the same as handling the PR of death in Mt. Everest tourism.

I think this line from Sheryl Crow's Soak Up The Sun got it right.

Agree 100%. It is difficult to be a BMW snob when you've also owned a Tesla. It is difficult to hate Mexicans if you've lived and worked with them. It is difficult to be a racist if you find friends of all races. It is difficult to have a deficient diet if you eat some of everything. It is difficult to hate whiskey once you've had Johnnie Walker Black!

Welcome Rift Zone, glad you decided to join us! Hope it's a long and mutually beneficial membership. Just so things don't get off on the wrong foot, remember that as a science site you will be expected to provide evidence if you make a claim that runs counter to the 'prevailing physics'. As long as you meet that requirement I think you'll find that the members here love a good discussion. Good luck to you!

Feeling better I hope! And don't forget, loss of memory (and hair!) is a side effect.

Stupid software! That's what happens when you quote from a quote rather than quoting from the original! 😃 My understanding is that 'efficient market' also includes the fact that information is available to all and therefore already factored into the price. Under this assumption it is 'reasonable' to buy any stock, and is the main reason that so many people invest in index funds. Active investing is the assumption that something may have been missed, which is where stock analysts earn their salaries. By reviewing PE ratios, which way the wind is blowing regarding specific regulations in congress, scandals, R&D spending, patents, likelihood of mergers, meetings with CEOs, discovered natural resources, etc., stock analysts compare stock price to their own valuations, looking for differences. It is this constant search for a slight edge that naturally keeps stock prices in line. This is not to say there can't be sharp drops or increases due to irrational behavior, but that in the long view, the values can be considered accurate. Bubbles only exist in the short term. In the long term they are smoothed out and are not significant. Part of our differing views on this subject may have to do with the time frames we are both considering.

Hmm. I heard you also have eight times as many sheep as people...

How could we have known months ago that they would be a tinderbox today? Did sending vaccines to others have much of an impact on Australia? I got my flu shot in October and they placed the shot incorrectly. My arm is finally just about healed.

What are notmal values? Like, extra fingers or something?

People in the Netherlands are taller than average.

'Niceness' notwithstanding, wouldn't that have put the US way behind in our vaccination targets? Personally I think you should have had the 1st vaccine globally, but that's not up to me. I believe the US should be helping other countries, but if it means my vaccine gets delayed I'd like to know it's for a good reason.

Which countries should we have sent it to months ago and why?

2800 companies are traded on US stock exchanges. I don't think one short episode for one stock is enough to show that stock analysts don't know how to value a company.

Roughly 90% of stocks are either purchased in passive funds like indexed funds, or by actively managed funds. Individuals make up the other 10%. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/19/passive-investing-now-controls-nearly-half-the-us-stock-market.html That means the price of 90% of the stocks is set by what stock analysts are willing to pay. Weak stock pickers don't keep their job very long.

Amazon was founded in 1994. It wasn't before 2001 that they showed their first profit; $0.01 per share! Today their market capitalization is $1.7T. There is a reason their value is so high. Stock prices are set by people smarter than me.