HEINLEIN UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE AS A RELEASE VALVE FROM NANNY-STATERS DECADES AGO:
The opposition to terrestrial data centers will lower the return hurdles for space-based systems (assuming the technical challenges are solved).
So: Activists who oppose data centers now are setting up conditions that will make Elon even wealthier.
He'll deserve to be.
— TheHistoryOfTheAmericans (@TheHistoryOfTh2) August 19, 2026