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Palmer Luckey / Anduril and Zuck / Meta are collabing on XR systems for the US Military.

crazy full circle since Zuck acquired Palmer and Oculus years ago, then fired him, and then Palmer founded Anduril.

Funded through private capital, not any taxpayer support, and designed to save US military both $$ and lives.

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You write this like they are going to give it to the government for free lol

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If it is actually deployed we will pay for it, no? With a markup on the time? Idk. We always pay! To me the way you say “privately funded” almost implies this is an act of altruism.

eh, i do think the distinction around initial private funding is more meaningful than irrelevant.

early R&D is highest risk, lowest ROI and historically where govts have struggled with cost overruns and inefficiency.

private capital fronting that risk means the govt (and taxpayer) only pays if the tech works and is adopted ideally at lower cost and faster timelines. example: SpaceX, which slashed NASA's launch costs by 40%+ in some cases.

Because to me, the framing reads as if the taxpayer doesn’t pay at all. Initial capital being private is irrelevant. We are still the buyer. It’s functionally the same as if we contracted the work.

in what world does privately funded = altruism