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[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Hindsight is 20/20. At the time i was willing to forgive a lot to get to Mars.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

That's a shame because people buying into these obvious grifts is a major part of the problem.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Now you mention it, the Mars thing was - and continues to be - another unscientific pipedream. The examples I gave were all plainly stupid and/or disgusting at the time.

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well now that we know that he's an idiot, I have to look back at the things that I just took for granted. I didn't talk to any rocket scientists 10 years ago so I just believed him when he owned a company that was showing results. Hindsight is 20/20