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Isn't part of Musk's genius his ability as a bullshit artist? He is a brilliant engineer and visionary, but take away his showmanship and he's just another bald
by aaron-lebo 9y ago
Isn't part of Musk's genius his ability as a bullshit artist? He is a brilliant engineer and visionary, but take away his showmanship and he's just another balding engineer. Doesn't mean his showmanship isn't impressive. Just like Jobs.
- darawk 9y agoThat's not really fair to Musk. The man has created a string of extraordinary companies. He has done objectively impressive things on a scale and with a frequency that is objectively highly unusual. He is a showman, and to some extent a bullshit artist. But to say he's "just another balding engineer", or even to say he's "just like Jobs" is to unfairly discredit him, imo.
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- wvenable 9y ago> showmanship Have you seen Elon Musk give a keynote? The man is no Steve Jobs. He should actually spend a little more time working on his showmanship.
- aaron-lebo 9y agoYeah but what is this other than brilliant self-marketing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh45igK4Esw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh45igK4Esw He's a really really good marketer. No disrespect in recognizing that.
- prawn 9y agoOutside of your assessment of engineering, vision and showmanship, you're ignoring the fact that he's leading some seriously ambitious and successful projects. "he's just another balding engineer" You say that like you're trying to knock him down a peg, like he reads HN comments and cares. Is that really necessary for any argument?