You have not provided any proof that the VSE is not being implemented thru the ESAS. It is in fact just that.

As to ton's of paper behind him the designers of the Titanic had tons of paper behind them so what.

Nobody is out there generating papers on how the Moon's resources cannot be economically used to create a spacefaring society. Could it be that isn't the usual way to go about disproving something. There are tons of optimistic nonsensical ideas out there. This doesn't mean their right just because they have volumes of paper behind their visions.

Till they economically start doing it we will not in fact know they can.
Tell you what let us wait 20 or 25 years and see who was right.

Might I remind you I have been right about the ESAS so far.