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Elon Musk is 45. Does that make him old? Doesn't seem to slow him down. edit: just saying limits seem artificial, that's all

sean_patel 10y ago
I don't know. But in his case, how does it matter? He's at the top. No-one can be "ageist" on him. Clients or Vendors maybe, but I double at that level, a Company would decide to not hire Elon Musk's Company or his minions because of Musk's age.
randomdata 10y ago
How much hands-on tech involvement does Musk actually have in his enterprises? I imagine his focus is on business, leaving the tech for the tech professionals that are hired by his businesses.
- anondon 10y ago
  > How much hands-on tech involvement does Musk actually have in his enterprises? From multiple interviews, Elon has stated that he spends the majority of his time on engineering and design problems, and very little time on business, PR.
  - wcummings 10y ago
    PR BS & founder worship. If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews
    - anondon 10y ago
      > If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews There's a difference between spending minimal time and no time at all on business, PR aspects. > founder worship I only stated the facts. Where is the worship?
      - dragandj 10y ago
        If by facts you mean "the picture that Musk's PR machine wants you to believe as facts" then yes. Unless you spend lots of time with him personally so you state that first-hand. Somehow, I don't believe in superhumans. Elon is undoubtedly smart and successfull, but he is not a Batman (or Superman, or whatever).
        anondon 10y ago
        By facts, I mean what Elon Musk has stated himself. The interview with Sam Altman in How to build the future is one instance where Elon states this. In the same interview Sam also states that when Elon took him for a tour of SpaceX, Elon talked about the engineering aspects in detail and had a surprisingly good understanding of how the components worked. Another instance is in the recode interview I think. And how often do you see Elon going around doing PR stuff? AFAIK not much.
        dragandj 10y ago
        So, in an interwiev, Elon talked some engineering aspects to another enterpreneur, Sam, and Sam, who never did any rocketry, concluded that was a surprisingly good understanding of how components worked. How the hell Sam Altman does know anything about rocketry? That's exactly what I'm talking about. Elon certainly understands some general concepts, maybe even decent amount of engineering (for a businessman). He is obviously an excellent businessman, and, I'd say, even better personal brand promoter. Everything beyond that is just PR that is obviously excellent since intelligent people fall for it.
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- JumpCrisscross 10y ago
  A LOT. The guy matched years of study with months of reading textbooks. His design inputs are almost always spot on, in the long run.
fullshark 10y ago
Capital and Labor are different beasts
GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
Much like laws, ageism doesn't apply to billionaires.

sean_patel 10y ago

I don't know. But in his case, how does it matter? He's at the top. No-one can be "ageist" on him. Clients or Vendors maybe, but I double at that level, a Company would decide to not hire Elon Musk's Company or his minions because of Musk's age.

randomdata 10y ago

How much hands-on tech involvement does Musk actually have in his enterprises? I imagine his focus is on business, leaving the tech for the tech professionals that are hired by his businesses.

anondon 10y ago
> How much hands-on tech involvement does Musk actually have in his enterprises? From multiple interviews, Elon has stated that he spends the majority of his time on engineering and design problems, and very little time on business, PR.
- wcummings 10y ago
  PR BS & founder worship. If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews
  - anondon 10y ago
    > If he wasnt spending time on PR he wouldn't be doing interviews There's a difference between spending minimal time and no time at all on business, PR aspects. > founder worship I only stated the facts. Where is the worship?
    - dragandj 10y ago
      If by facts you mean "the picture that Musk's PR machine wants you to believe as facts" then yes. Unless you spend lots of time with him personally so you state that first-hand. Somehow, I don't believe in superhumans. Elon is undoubtedly smart and successfull, but he is not a Batman (or Superman, or whatever).
      - anondon 10y ago
        By facts, I mean what Elon Musk has stated himself. The interview with Sam Altman in How to build the future is one instance where Elon states this. In the same interview Sam also states that when Elon took him for a tour of SpaceX, Elon talked about the engineering aspects in detail and had a surprisingly good understanding of how the components worked. Another instance is in the recode interview I think. And how often do you see Elon going around doing PR stuff? AFAIK not much.
        dragandj 10y ago
        So, in an interwiev, Elon talked some engineering aspects to another enterpreneur, Sam, and Sam, who never did any rocketry, concluded that was a surprisingly good understanding of how components worked. How the hell Sam Altman does know anything about rocketry? That's exactly what I'm talking about. Elon certainly understands some general concepts, maybe even decent amount of engineering (for a businessman). He is obviously an excellent businessman, and, I'd say, even better personal brand promoter. Everything beyond that is just PR that is obviously excellent since intelligent people fall for it.
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JumpCrisscross 10y ago
A LOT. The guy matched years of study with months of reading textbooks. His design inputs are almost always spot on, in the long run.

fullshark 10y ago

Capital and Labor are different beasts

GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago

Much like laws, ageism doesn't apply to billionaires.