Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos’ planned space trip has sparked multiple petitions from people who are believed not to be fans of the Amazon founder. On the internet, some 120,000 people have signed up for actions calling for the businessman not to return to Earth.
Bezos recently announced that he would join the first manned flight of his space company Blue Origin next month. “Since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed about a trip to space. On July 20, I will actually go on such a trip, together with my brother,” the wealthiest person on Earth told Instagram.
That announcement sparked the “don’t allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth” petition on the Change.org website. Almost 100,000 times had already been signed for that on Wednesday afternoon. “Billionaires shouldn’t exist. Not on Earth and not in space,” writes creator ‘Ric G’. “But if they decide to do the latter, they should also stay there.”
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A second petition with a similar name gained the support of nearly 22,000 people on the site. “Jeff Bezos is actually Lex Luthor, disguised as the alleged owner of a highly successful Internet sales site,” the description reads, comparing Bezos to the fictional and bald nemesis of comic book hero Superman.
Bezos has an estimated net worth of more than $200 billion and has been criticized in recent years for pumping a lot of money into his aerospace company. He calls it his most important work. Critics argue that he could also invest his fortune in education, for example.