What if Elon Musk’s Space Cities Came to Lubbock?

Sure, Houston gets tunnels, and Brownsville gets rockets. BUT, what if Musk looked over at Lubbock's flatlands, wind turbines, and sweet-sweet Buddy Holly statue and said: "Yes. This is it. This is where the future belongs?"

How would Lubbock handle it? Let's explore what it might be like.

(Not in a serious way or anything. Don't be ridiculous.)

Technology Boom in The Hub City

Just imagine "Starbase Lubbock" would be pulling in brilliant engineers from all over the world.

While they might know a thing or two about space, cars, and gadgets, and the intricacies of the universe you slept through in school, they'd still know nothing about how to order cheese fries properly at Spanky's. Knock'em down a few pegs.

West Texas Silicon Valley

Or, "Silicon Cotton Valley" if you prefer. I like to imagine it fully stocked with workers in dark hoodies, coding day and night, in an office hub that still smells like the barn it used to be.

"I can't work like this!"

"What do you mean? You've got everything you need right in front of you..."

"The computer is fine, man. It's just really hard to concentrate with that chicken laying eggs on my briefcase. She keeps making eye contact."

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Cowboys Mingle With Coders

Cowboys may even teach tech bros the joys of two-stepping and how to properly dip snuff. (Probably just as hard to master as calculus) I mean, they could learn a lot from one another if they wanted. Imagine, your hubby becomes a coding cowboy...sounds kind of hot, right?

Texas Tech Rivalry (Because, Duh)

Frat daddy, on the phone with his bro:  "Pfft. We had rockets before Musk, dude. I even saw the Masked Rider take off one time! I swear! No, I wasn't drunk... Well, I wasn't that drunk..."

Tourism?

Holy moly! A reason to visit? Can't take that one lightly. We need all the help we can get. Imagine people flying into the 'Lubbock Preston Smith Intergalactic Terminal." Sounds like a win to me.

Come to Lubbock, Elon!

In closing, if Elon Musk is looking for the blank canvas of his dreams, maybe Lubbock isn't the worst place. Plus, if a rocket can withstand a West Texas dust storm, Mars will be an absolute breeze.

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