This guy is like if America had a pope

  • CrushKillDestroySwag
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    7 months ago

    Imagine not meeting the requirements to be an astronaut and spending your whole life telling people that ACTUALLY you gave up on your dreams because it seemed dangerous.

    • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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      7 months ago

      I was trying to figure out how the Challenger "cut short" him being an astronaut. That makes sense

      Who knew being an astronaut could be dangerous? No one knew this a-little-trolling

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]
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      7 months ago

      Is that it? He didn't even qualify? I was wondering how 7 dead astronauts made his chances to fly less likely...

      • CrushKillDestroySwag
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        7 months ago

        I'm assuming so, since it's not like we cancelled all human spaceflight after the disaster, but if my man's greatest accomplishment was buying a McDonald's franchise then I don't think he was ever on the level of an astronaut - most of them have multiple degrees and a ton of experience doing research on Earth before they ever interview at NASA. The days when they were test pilots are long gone.

  • impiri@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Explaining the virtue of perseverance through the lens of the perils of manned spaceflight to Americans: imagine selling burgers

    • buckykat [none/use name]
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      7 months ago

      Check out the logo for the China National Space Administration, they just mixed the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet logos together

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    7 months ago

    fuck this asshole and his implication that most people just aren't willing to work hard enough to purchase a McDonald's franchise

    • Sinonatrix [comrade/them]
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      7 months ago

      Maybe if all these zoomlineals stopped buying avocado toast and Zoloft they'd be able to scrape together a few million dollars for a McDonald's of their own

      Then they could simply purchase things from their friends McDonald's in a circular fashion to increase the GDP infinitely

    • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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      7 months ago

      I mean you only need like what, like a few hundred thousand to do that, and about the same net worth. What's stopping you?

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        7 months ago

        McDonald's franchisee applicants must have a minimum of $500,000 available in liquid assets and pay a $45,000 franchise fee. Those looking to launch a new McDonald's franchise can expect to shell out between $1,314,500 and $2,306,500. Existing franchise operations can cost upwards of $1 million.

  • buh [any]
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    7 months ago

    fucking pussy is afraid of a little explosion

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]
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      7 months ago

      If you gave me a seat on a rocket I'd be on it on an instant. This guy is a baby

  • barrbaric [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    If you just work hard (and receive generational wealth), you too can become a small business kulak franchisee.

  • mushroom [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    this guy was going for a phd in astronautical engineering and decided to quit when the challenger blew up. it's so funny to describe that as your dreams being cut short when it was entirely your choice

    • flan [they/them]
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      7 months ago

      what i thought he was actually an astronaut and was like next up but the challenger accident somehow put an end to that oh man.