I'm reminded of the title-text from this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/947/ https://xkcd.com/947/ "But Einstein said that compound interest is the most powerful force

I'm reminded of the title-text from this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/947/ https://xkcd.com/947/ "But Einstein said that compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe, and I take all my investment advice from flippant remarks by theoretical physicists making small talk at parties." Musk's comments get held to ludicrously high standards because it's sensational to write headlines like "Elon is wrong."