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Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Reflect7: 12:37am On May 08 |
Our billionaires like Dangote, Elumelu, Otedola, Adenuga, and others are doing some great things to move Nigeria forward today, in their respective fields. But they also need to STAKE THEIR CLAIM ON THE FUTURE. There is no greater or more iconic symbol of the FUTURE than FLYING CARS. Flying car prototypes are being developed across the world by various research teams. In the next decade or so, they will be the norm. WHERE IS NIGERIA IN THESE INNOVATIONS? Where are we in all this research? We do not have to play catch-up with the world in perpetuity. Or did somebody swear for us? As they are developing new things, WE MUST JOIN THEM, and be conducting our own research here, so that when flying cars are being released into the world market in the next 10 years or less, as is being predicted, NIGERIA can have its products and capture part of the world market, or even just the African market to begin with, and make huge profits!! And please, I don't want to hear crap like ''oh we have this problem and that problem to solve first before...''. That is a mentality of perpetual backwardness. We are not using public funds. This is private sector-led innovation we're talking about. India and Pakistan have the exact same problems we have in Nigeria, from power cuts to poverty to corruption. Has that stopped them from building fighter jets and even space rockets? NO. They are keeping pace with modern innovations and taking part. So Dangote and co. OVER TO YOU PLS! We have no shortage of highly talented, highly intelligent Nigerians that can be hired to engage in cutting-edge research to produce Nigerian flying car prototypes, with a view to mass production. |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by helinues: 5:22am On May 08 |
And are the cars going to be for the poor? |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Tellmeastory: 5:27am On May 08 |
helinues: At first, NO. But eventually, like every new innovation, the prices will drop after a while. Plus there will be used cars, so they can be bought cheaper than brand new. |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by helinues: 5:29am On May 08 |
Tellmeastory: Such innovation is for the rich people who are just in few % in Nigeria. Of what economy impact to the common masses? |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by nairalanda1(m): 5:30am On May 08 |
Problems with flying cars 1. Where would they land. 2. Licensing. Licensing. 3.Noise issues. BBC has a decent article on the matter self. If I was as rich as dangote...I won't be investing in private flying cars. I would be investing in maybe solar powered railway vehicles... |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Tellmeastory: 5:33am On May 08 |
helinues: But of course if we become a manufacturer, the prices will drop after some years, just like everywhere else. And these flying cars are the FUTURE, so there is no running away from it, whether you are poor or rich. At some point in the future, everyone will need to buy a flying car to move around, just like we buy road cars today. In fact a time will come when building roads for vehicles will be obsolete. Flying cars are the future, and all I'm saying is that WE should be right there at the start of the whole revolution, not be mere receivers of others ingenuity. We can profit heavily from it as a big manufacturer if we get in early before other African countries like South Africa and Egypt. |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by helinues: 5:34am On May 08 |
Tellmeastory: Nah bro, the rate of poverty in Nigeria should be the first priority not producing something that would increase the level of the corruption in the country as those who can't afford it might look for shady means to get the money most especially the politicians They should use the money to empower Nigerians and see if things won't be far better than this The government, the leaders and the rich know the right thing to do, but it's unfortunate they just can't as they are insecure |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Tellmeastory: 5:42am On May 08 |
helinues: This is not how you develop a capitalist economy. You don't refuse to innovate or be part of technological development for ANY reason. There is NO reason to be an importer of what you can produce at home. You say ''the rate of poverty should be the first priority..'' You are thinking like a COMMUNIST. It is not the job of the private sector to think about ''the country's priority''. That is the government's job. THE GOVT solves poverty issues with its policies, and as its income rises. The private sector's job is to sniff out economic opportunities, innovate, develop technology, create employment, make profits, pay corporate tax to the govt, and boost the national GDP. What they do to make money does not have to be ''geared towards the poor''. It is geared towards profits. Their target market could even be overseas! It doesn't matter. AS they grow, the more corporate tax they pay to the govt, and the more people they employ, and that's how they contribute to our economy. The actual product they churn out matters very little, so long as it's profitable. And flying cars WILL be profitable. We need to understand the roles of the two sectors - govt AND private sector. They are NOT one and the same thing with the same set of responsibilities, vision, skills, talents, etc. They are very different and need to be assessed differently according to their roles. 1 Like |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Tellmeastory: 6:16am On May 08 |
nairalanda1: Yeah, I've read that. Those are just teething issues that will be resolved over time. As the article noted, "When cars began to replace horses, a lot of similar questions popped up: about safety, about what's going to happen to cities…many wanted to go back to horses. If done right, the flying car should be safer." |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by ThiefnubuBandit(f): 6:18am On May 08 |
What a dumb and useless post. Tufiakwa!!! Ekperima!!! |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by helinues: 6:18am On May 08 |
Tellmeastory: And how is the capitalist system working globally when there will always be a recession after every decade as that's how the system was designed to work. Should we continue practicing a system that has no benefits for the common masses? During COVID-19, the billionaires gained $6tr profits while 80% of the world was facing hardship. Which kind of system is that that serves the purpose of the richest only? |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by helinues: 6:21am On May 08 |
ThiefnubuBandit: Wait, can't some of you express yourself without attacking or abusing others? Wouldn't the comments make sense if you devoid from tantrums? |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by ThiefnubuBandit(f): 6:24am On May 08 |
helinues: Go and collect your April stipend. I don't have any peanuts to throw at you. Ekperima!!! 1 Like |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Tellmeastory: 6:34am On May 08 |
helinues: It is not true that capitalism has no benefits for the common masses. Is the US not a capitalist country? So long as it is regulated to a fair degree, a capitalist system should lift the masses out of poverty into prosperity. India is a country that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty by operating a capitalist economy. Don't forget the Soviet communist system was tried by many African countries after independence, and it got them nowhere, and even failed in the Soviet Union and led to its collapse, as factories were shut down because they could get no capital due to no profits, as prices were fixed etc etc. 1 Like |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by helinues: 6:39am On May 08 |
Tellmeastory: Is the capitalist system working in USA? Educate us about USA in precise |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Mynd44: 6:40am On May 08 |
Flying cars already exist. They are called Helicopters 1 Like |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Tellmeastory: 6:50am On May 08 |
helinues: The capitalist system is working in the US, but definitely needs better regulation. In the USA, virtually all innovation is privately driven. Power plants, railway networks, stadiums, universities, refineries, hospitals, airlines, they are virtually all private. Harvard University is a private university. Even in the UK, Oxford University is private. Cambridge is private. Heathrow airport is privately owned. British Airways is privately owned. The services provided by these entities are always top notch BECAUSE they charge premium fees and are run on a profit principle, not a ''help the poor'' principle. That is why they are so big and successful. It's only in Nigeria that we think it is the GOVERNMENT'S job to do EVERYTHING. The Nigerian private sector seriously needs to STEP UP. 1 Like |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Tellmeastory: 7:07am On May 08 |
Mynd44: WRONG. Can a helicopter ride on the ground? A flying car is just what it says. It flies in the air and will drive on a road. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycmGvWLo1as&ab_channel=NuoTechie 1 Like |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Wainey: 2:41pm On May 14 |
Mynd44:helicopters are not cars. |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by wolement: 8:55pm On May 25 |
The powers that be wont allow it. The road network is good for controlling the population. The air route is also known. By introducing this so flying car then they have less control has movement would be less predictable. The tech exist also for more than 50 years. Its a matter of national and global security. |
Re: Our Billionaires Must Start A FLYING CAR Research & Development Company by Walezy2020: 5:18am On May 28 |
Tellmeastory:hmmmmm good idea,when it comes to EV we haven't explored it to the fullest its flying car we wants to venture into,it cant work,billionaire in Nigeria for now we prefer buying jets than buying flying car,then it's still early before some of us can afford it in Nigeria maybe after 10 to 20 years by then we would get quite number of used flying cars.......it's well with Nigeria |
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