Bezos agrees that space jollies are not the best use of his cash
@ 2021/07/22Yeah, should be doing a bit more about the environment
Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who became the first man to ride into space on a giant sex toy, has agreed that it probably was not a good use of his stonking wealth.
The flight of the penis-shaped rocket, complete with helmet, and painting of bulbous veins down the side, attracted some criticism on social media as a waste of cash which would probably have been better off spent paying tax.
In an interview with CNN ahead of his planned Tuesday morning space voyage in a rocket built by his company Blue Origin, Bezos was asked for his thoughts on critics who call the extraterrestrial flights "joyrides for the wealthy, and [who say] you should be spending your time and your money and energy trying to solve problems here on Earth".
"Well, I say they are largely right", said Bezos, who Bloomberg estimates is worth $206 billion. "We have to do both. We have lots of problems here on Earth and we have to work on those."
Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who became the first man to ride into space on a giant sex toy, has agreed that it probably was not a good use of his stonking wealth.
The flight of the penis-shaped rocket, complete with helmet, and painting of bulbous veins down the side, attracted some criticism on social media as a waste of cash which would probably have been better off spent paying tax.
In an interview with CNN ahead of his planned Tuesday morning space voyage in a rocket built by his company Blue Origin, Bezos was asked for his thoughts on critics who call the extraterrestrial flights "joyrides for the wealthy, and [who say] you should be spending your time and your money and energy trying to solve problems here on Earth".
"Well, I say they are largely right", said Bezos, who Bloomberg estimates is worth $206 billion. "We have to do both. We have lots of problems here on Earth and we have to work on those."