Why Jeff Bezos’ Comments After His Trip To Space Have Twitter Seeing Red
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By Olivia Jakiel/July 21, 2021 2:33 pm EST
“The atmosphere is so big. But when you get up above it, you see it’s this tiny little fragile thing. That’s very profound. It’s one thing to recognize that intellectually. It’s another thing to actually see with your own eyes how fragile it really is and that was amazing,” Bezos, clad in a blue astronaut suit and cowboy hat, said after his space flight. “My expectations were high and they were dramatically exceeded. It felt almost like we were as humans evolved to be in that environment which I know is impossible.” Despite his poetic words, Bezos wasn’t met with a ton of support back here on Earth after his flight (not that anyone is surprised).
Twitter users dragged Jeff Bezos through the mud after his comments about his space trip
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Jeff Bezos’ space flight continues to anger social media users
Another Twitter user pointed out that Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott — whose estimated net worth is around $60 billion (via NPR) — has been using her money for the greater good, writing, “Sure Jeff Bezos got shot into almost space on a d**k rocket, but MacKenzie Scott donated $5.8 billion to the COVID crisis and $4.1 billion to schools for Black, brown, and indigenous people. Jeff can stay in space. We got the one we need here already.” For all the excitement that Bezos expressed over his trip to space, we don’t think he should be planning for a warm welcome back to Earth.
