Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space

SO THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN HERE HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SPACE RACE YET BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT IS LITERALLY JUST ELON MUSK AND JEFF BEZOS FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE GALAXY AND THE THING IS THEY WANT TO COLONIZE THE MOON AND MINE ALL THE RESOURCES UP THERE WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE IT IS JUST THE TWO OF THEM LAUNCHING THOUSANDS OF SATELLITES LIKE THEY ARE PLAYING A GIANT GAME OF CHESS WITH THE ACTUAL SKY AND ACCORDING TO THIS ATLANTIC WRITER JOSH TYRANGIEL THEIR ONLY REAL COMPETITION IS EACH OTHER SO THEY ARE BASICALLY RACING TO OWN THE MOON WHILE WE ARE STUCK DOWN HERE PAYING FOR DRINKS THAT COST MORE THAN A ROCKET PART OK BUT WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THAT WAS YOU?

RIGHT SO CONTEXT FIRST BECAUSE IT MATTERS ELON MUSK AND JEFF BEZOS ARE APPARENTLY TRYING TO SEE WHO CAN GET TO THE MOON FIRST TO COLONIZE IT AND START MINING ALL THE STUFF UP THERE AND THE ARTICLE SAYS THEY ARE BOTH LAUNCHING THOUSANDS OF SATELLITES WHICH FEELS LIKE A LOT OF METAL FLOATING AROUND ABOVE OUR HEADS AND HONESTLY JOSH TYRANGIEL IS SAYING THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES REALLY COMPETING WHICH MEANS WE ARE JUST WATCHING TWO BILLIONAIRES FIGHT OVER WHO GETS TO BE THE KING OF SPACE WHILE THE REST OF US ARE JUST HERE HOPING OUR PHONE RECEPTION IMPROVES OR SOMETHING BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REST OF US IF THEY ACTUALLY PULL IT OFF ANYWAY THE QUEUE FOR THE BAR IS SHORTER NOW.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are competing to colonize the moon, mine its resources, and launch thousands of satellites, with each billionaire serving as the other's primary competition.

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