Are 4 minutes of zero #gravity and a view on the #Earth through small portholes worth the equivalent of a single-family home for mere mortals?

Background: https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-unity-22-branson-flight-success

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Richard #Branson will attempt to beat Jeff #Bezos to #space

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/01/tech/jeff-bezos-richard-branson-first-to-space-race-scn/index.html

British billionaire Richard Branson plans to beat fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos to space. Branson's company, #VirginGalactic, made a surprise announcement Thursday that he will attempt to fly in Virgin's rocket-powered plane on July 11 — nine days before Bezos's planned July 20th launch.

Why are the last resources being wasted in the context of the crisis so that the super-rich can live out their #ego games?

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