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> I don't doubt his candid explanation was correct, and I don't see anything wrong with it really. Why wouldn't you doubt this? His speech included a number of
by cryptoz 11y ago
> I don't doubt his candid explanation was correct, and I don't see anything wrong with it really.
Why wouldn't you doubt this? His speech included a number of factually incorrect engineering statements about his competitors (SpaceX). If he was being "honest", then he was wrong. His "candid explanations" of things were fraught with error and also wildly offensive, not to mention dangerous for the business.
- hackuser 11y ago> His speech included a number of factually incorrect engineering statements Such as ... ?
- AndyNemmity 11y ago"Correct" in this case meaning, his honest belief of the situation. In this vertical, I don't know if he was wrong or right in the detail of his analysis. What was the offensive part?
- zepto 11y agoThe misogyny
- ChrisDutrow 11y agoI noticed hints of misogyny as well. I don't think what he said was technically misogynist, but it smelled like it.
- TrevorJ 11y agoI missed that part, what specifically are you referring to?
- nkurz 11y agoPresumably he's referring to the "two brides" analogy. It's discussed more elsewhere in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11307425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11307425