Comments by "Nicolae Crefelean" (@kneekoo) on "We Went To The Town Elon Musk Took Hostage" video.

  1. This video was a bit short. It could've also covered the natives who benefit from SpaceX being there, and how the local businesses get a lot more customers. The focus here was on the problems, which are undeniable, likely for the most part. I can understand that not everyone gets excited about rockets, and not everyone likes their desks to shake every now and then, or that not everyone can just start their own business to make a living from tourism. So I can see how SpaceX being there is a problem for some people. I would really like to see the other side of the coin, if MPU has any interest in covering that, because you can paint almost any place in a bad light if you only look at the problems. What would be interesting to see there, given how the city has ~200k people, is a local organization focused on strengthening the local economy by offering advice to locals. Simply complaining doesn't fix problems that existed even before SpaceX arrived there, like poverty. But now that SpaceX is there, there's a demand for housing, food, services. Local cooperatives could handle this. Help people team up if making individual businesses is too hard. It's an opportunity that most other places in the US don't have. Life sucks when it's hard, but SpaceX would probably be happy to financially support this local organization focused on economic growth. Someone should start one and make good use of the money, so that it really helps people. But whoever makes this happen should know what they're doing. You can even directly ask SpaceX if they would like the community to engage in specific commercial activities that would support SpaceX staff and visitors. A partnership may emerge and benefit everyone. The opportunity is right there, and it takes work for sure, but many honest working people would benefit from such a collaboration.
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