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Elon Musk’s Wild Ride
- arcanus 10y agoI have a healthy dose of skepticism around the Musk personality cult that has developed. However, the two essential (and, it might be added, correct) points are: > To the extent that the electric car is a reality, it’s largely thanks to Tesla selling tens of thousands of high-priced vehicles, pressuring BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Volkswagen, and others into a response. > Before SpaceX, it was considered daft for an individual to try and compete against nation-states with decades of experience and billion-dollar budgets. Now a handful of rocket companies have cropped up, seeking to undercut SpaceX on price. As the price of getting to space has dropped, dozens of other startups have come running with new kinds of satellites that promise to change technology ranging from imaging to medicine. Even if he loses, we win.