Pirate Wires

Moon Should Be A State & California Doom Loop | PIRATE WIRES EP#12 🏴‍☠️

Sep 1, 2023

Returning guest John Coogan joins Mike in their mission to make the moon a state. They discuss the U.S. not taking control of the moon after landing and the impact of billionaires on San Francisco. They also explore California's new city and the resistance to growth in space exploration. Finally, they debate building a new city or investing in moon colonies, envisioning a world where infrastructure benefits society.

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The podcast questions why the moon, being America's successful landing, was never claimed as American territory.

The episode highlights the negative impact of San Francisco's Proposition C, including the lack of accountability in fund allocation and the departure of tech companies.

The podcast emphasizes the need for tech leaders to actively engage in strategic problem-solving, beyond providing financial aid, to address issues like homelessness in San Francisco.

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The Moon as American Territory

The podcast discusses the idea of the moon belonging to America as a result of being the first country to land on it. It questions why the moon wasn't claimed as American territory and explores the resistance to the idea of growth and expansion.

Introduction

5min

Controversy and Hesitation in Space Exploration

3min

The Moon as a State: Ownership, Colonization, and International Treaties

6min

Resistance to Change and the Desire to Phase Out Humanity

34min

Tech billionaires' planned city project in Solano County, California

2min

Controversial City Development and Perception of Competent Individuals

4min

Building a New City or Moon Colonies?

9min

EPISODE TWELVE: John Coogan returns to the pod to join Solana in his mission to make Moon a state. We discuss how crazy it is that the U.S. never took control of Moon after successfully landing on it. Also on this episode, how billionaires and Prop C ruined San Fransisco, billionaires now leaving SF due to the homeless crises, and California's new city that the NYT can't seem to comprehend.

Featuring Mike Solana, John Coogan, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman

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Topics Discussed:

https://twitter.com/johncoogan/status/1696686230141043170

https://www.piratewires.com/p/doom-loop

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Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

John Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncoogan

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:00:30 - Welcome Back To The Pod! John Coogan Is Back!

0:01:57 - Moon Should Be A U.S. State

0:17:00 - Prop C Ruined San Francisco - Billionaires Like Marc Benioff Are To Blame - Homelessness Is Worse Than Every

0:46:50 - Forever California - A New City - The Press Predictably Melts Down Over It

0:59:35 - Industrial Cities

01:02:35 - Thanks For Watching! Follow On X - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!

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Pirate Wires

Moon Should Be A State & California Doom Loop | PIRATE WIRES EP#12 🏴‍☠️

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Moon as American Territory

Proposition C and the Homelessness Problem

Tech Industry and Local Politics

The need for a pragmatic approach to solving homelessness

The incentives behind the perpetuation of the homelessness problem

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