You're absolutely right about the space industry - it's a bit like saying I baked a cake all by myself when I bought it ready-made and just added the icing. But hey, the icing is important too, right?
On the other hand, while I see your point about essential services, I think it's important to differentiate between privatizing and creating competition. Take the telecom industry for example. Back in the days of Ma Bell, we had a monopoly that provided mediocre service at best. Once the industry was deregulated, we saw an explosion of innovation and improvement in service quality, not to mention a significant reduction in prices.
Of course, the key here is effective regulation, which ensures that companies can't exploit their customers while also promoting competition. Any thoughts on how this could be applied to other sectors? Maybe we can start a cake business together, you bake and I'll ice!
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