Doubling down on the importance of the flight and clapping back at critics is just bringing more negative attention.

Didn’t I recently see this same scenario on The Morning Show?

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Anonymous wrote:I read somewhere they are trying to hype this up (private space travel) and then defund NASA.

I wondered about that myself.

and its under the guide of women empowerment

Lost a lot of respect for Gayle.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't necessarily have problem if people want to take a joyride to 'space' or to the Titanic or whatever. Rich people are being frivolously thrill-seeking with their money all the time in the face of other dire needs.

The issue for me is all of the propaganda around this joyride like it is some amazing accomplishment.

I think this is where I fall down. They sounded ridiculous in the Elle article. Maybe the magazine knew it was unflattering and put it out so the public can draw that conclusion. I can't imagine anyone at the magazine thought it would make those women look good...I have to believe that to have faith in humanity.

It was probably little the author/elle could do imo. The more they talk the worst they sound. There is no sugar coating the situation and that thus was nothing but an advertisement for space tourism

Gayle is the luckiest trophy wife alive. Oprah on the sidelines clapping. Yeesh.

This is how you know these people are so damn empty inside. They can’t just do something cool. They need to be worshipped for it as if they did something godly.

Anonymous wrote:I read somewhere they are trying to hype this up (private space travel) and then defund NASA.

I wondered about that myself.

I read somewhere they are trying to hype this up (private space travel) and then defund NASA.

Anonymous wrote:I don't necessarily have problem if people want to take a joyride to 'space' or to the Titanic or whatever. Rich people are being frivolously thrill-seeking with their money all the time in the face of other dire needs.

The issue for me is all of the propaganda around this joyride like it is some amazing accomplishment.

I think this is where I fall down. They sounded ridiculous in the Elle article. Maybe the magazine knew it was unflattering and put it out so the public can draw that conclusion. I can't imagine anyone at the magazine thought it would make those women look good...I have to believe that to have faith in humanity.

So wasteful and completely unnecessary. They really thought they did something there.

Anonymous wrote:I don't necessarily have problem if people want to take a joyride to 'space' or to the Titanic or whatever. Rich people are being frivolously thrill-seeking with their money all the time in the face of other dire needs.

The issue for me is all of the propaganda around this joyride like it is some amazing accomplishment.

This. They are no different than those folks that got squished in the mini sub (minus surviving).

This is terrible for the environment. So much rocket fuel used— a finite resource. More carbon in the atmosphere. This isn’t something to be proud of. I’m embarrassed for these women. Plus, the stupid risk of riding on a three minute rocket with the added risk of a plummeting balloon ride. Shameful. Nothing that women want. How about equal pay? Terrible role models that they think this is a worthwhile goal for women. Stupid.

I got the whole impression the women were brought in as playmates for Lauren. She even designed the costumes for the playdate.

It was a joyride for bored rich women. That it is. It was a joke.

It's embarrassing. Have fun in space or whatever, but the only thing special about it is that 99.999% of the world can't afford to duplicate your SM photo op flex.