Swipe Right for the Moon
Technology is racing ahead, and people are falling behind
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6 min readOct 6, 2020
Something strange happened on the way to the moon.
The technology kept getting better. And the people started getting worse.
To see what I mean, let’s begin with Buzz Aldrin. This was his background before leaving for the moon in 1969:
- 2,200 hours flying fighter jets
- engineering degree from West Point
- doctorate in science from MIT
- 6 years of rigorous training at NASA
Now let’s look at Yusaku Maezawa, who will be the next person visiting the moon in 2023:
- graduated from high school
- played drums in a punk rock band
- made billions selling shoes and handbags online
And then there’s this.
Earlier this year, Maezawa decided a trip to the moon could help him find a girlfriend. So he announced a seat was open for someone who was single, over 20 and had a ‘bright personality.’
About 28,000 women applied.
But maybe Elon Musk didn’t like the idea of SpaceX being used to trawl for dates, because Mawzawa later scrapped the idea.
