Sounds like your mind is made up before you examine the evidence.
Supposing someone would give me $10M to generate this technology on a civilian level, I would soon have $100M in my pocket and could ‘invest in debauchery’ all I want.
I think that you are underestimating the appeal of debauchery versus that of giving you a large pile of cash. If you object to the term debauchery, we can follow Washington practice and call it investment.