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Lets have this conversation in a decade, and if you still feel that way, believe me we'll both be very happy about. The only difference is that I'll be surprise
by M_Grey 10y ago
Lets have this conversation in a decade, and if you still feel that way, believe me we'll both be very happy about. The only difference is that I'll be surprised.
- ericb 10y agoElon, a private individual, has made rockets, something most governments haven't achieved. His rockets fly to space. Then they land standing up. On a barge. In the ocean. Not sure what it takes to impress you, but when something finally does, be sure to submit it right away.
- mhurron 10y ago> Elon, a private individual, has made rockets A group of engineers under the name of one man made rockets. Musk himself did not do this. If you're going to cheerlead, cheerlead for he people that did the work.
- Walkman 10y agoBy this logic, Steve Jobs has nothing to do with the iPhone.
- mhurron 10y agoYou are saying that like I have a problem with that.
- M_Grey 10y ago"Nothing to do" is probably unfair. "Masterminded" or "Steve Jobs created" is also unfair. Maybe we could talk in something other than extremes?
- angersock 10y agoYou're catching on!
- duaneb 10y ago> A group of engineers under the name of one man made rockets. Musk himself did not do this. If you're going to cheerlead, cheerlead for he people that did the work. A group of engineers under the name of one man made rockets. Each engineer did not do this. If you're going to cheerlead, cheerlead the person that brought the engineers together.
- Joof 10y agoPrivate company, but yes. This is the most interesting achievement in rocketry in the past several decades. Drop the cost of launching to less than 90% of what it has been? Please.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoI own shares of Tesla Motors, and I'm perfectly fine with it all going to zero, as long as Musk and Company make as much headway as possible towards electric mobility and shifting us to renewables. I will never be disappointed by Musk because he's authentic. I'm sorry you can't appreciate the fortitude required to push as hard as he (and his entire team) has.
- M_Grey 10y agoI'm just less of a cheerleader, and more someone who likes to study patterns in history.
- jsight 10y agoOh, I can understand that perspective. I do expect that the company will have fewer ardent cheerleaders in 10 years. However, they may also have fewer ardent critics and more moderately happy customers. That seems to be a common pattern with companies like this. :)
- rememberlenny 10y agoAt 33, you have over 200k in stocks for a single company from working in IT. Can you elaborate? Are you all in on Tesla?
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- toomuchtodo 10y agoPrudent financial decisions. Not all-in on Tesla.
- forgetsusername 10y ago>I'm perfectly fine with it all going to zero, as long as Musk and Company make as much headway as possible towards electric mobility and shifting us to renewables. You know you can root for Tesla without risking your financial future, right? Do you support the auto majors who are also doing much of the same work, but less so in the public eye?
- jsight 10y agoSince everything that he said was past tense, I'm not sure what would change? The same people who criticize 2016 Google will give 2006 Google a lot of credit. I don't see how Tesla would be any different.