>>11305576So in plain terms: you are upset that you cannot bootstrap a space business. Honestly, if you look back at history you'll see that the individual visionary that bootstrapped from nothing is a meme. Most inventors were of noble blood to start with, or had benefactors, or worked with the military (even thousands of years back), or raised seed capital in one way or another, or just worked phenomenally hard to raise themselves up.
For example...
'George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.'
'He was the second child of Robert and Mabel Stephenson, neither of whom could read or write.'
'he was illiterate until the age of 18.'
'In 1801 he began work at Black Callerton Colliery south of Ponteland as a 'brakesman', controlling the winding gear at the pit.'
'In 1811 the pumping engine at High Pit, Killingworth was not working properly and Stephenson offered to improve it. He did so with such success that he was promoted to enginewright for the collieries at Killingworth, responsible for maintaining and repairing all the colliery engines. He became an expert in steam-driven machinery.'
'As the L&MR approached completion in 1829, its directors arranged a competition to decide who would build its locomotives...Stephenson's entry was Rocket, and its performance in winning the contest made it famous'
'The promoters of the [Leicester and Swannington Railway] line Mr William Stenson and Mr John Ellis, had difficulties in raising the necessary capital as the majority of local wealth had been invested in canals. Realising the potential and need for the rail link Stephenson himself invested £2,500 and raised the remaining capital through his network of connections in Liverpool.'
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