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[–] ZealousSealion@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Top left: An aerospace conglomerate with an all-consuming focus on short-term profits, leading to endemic problems. The featured product being the 787, a functional and popular airliner which had numerous problems related to excessive outsourcing. Some safety concerns about newly delivered planes of this type, due to the company's endemic problems. As an airline, I would prefer to buy Airbus. And as a passenger, I would avoid the 737 Max totally and all Boeings for the first years of service.

Top right: A major electric car company with major leadership problems. The featured product is an automobile which compares disfavourably to other electric pickup trucks in most conventional metrics. As a consumer, I would look at alternatives.

Bottom left: Someone thought they could build a submarine.

Bottom right: The world's leading space launch company. Also the world's leading satellite internet company. The featured product is the Falcon 9, a large rocket capable of sending a large payload into orbit or beyond. The first stage can then land and be reused. Some concerns about the leadership of the company, and the side effects of their failure tolerant testing. As a for-profit company, I would have no other choice in launch providers. As a consumer, I could be in a situation where they are the the only real provider of internet access.

A very diverse "team". Assembled by someone with a different perspective than my own.

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

A team for what? Causing the apocalypse?

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 6 points 5 months ago

Is the the "GTFO this planet and let everything else fall apart" team?

[–] Varven@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Well this team ain't gonna last long the Boeing is gonna fall apart and he sub is gonna implode

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah keep em all together at a central place so they can more easily be avoided

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

gotta wait for Bezos to catch up with the shenanigans.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

We can build the ultimate vehicle. We have the VC. We have the teknowklegy. We have the tech bros. We are, the $600 billion money pit.

[–] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Still gotta find a fourth member

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[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 months ago

The Blunderbirds

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