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A few points to keep in mind when reading any upcoming story about Elon Musk
- amoorthy 9y agoI've been an unabashed fan of Elon Musk ever since I read the long series of essays on him at Wait But Why blog. So I am probably not objective in evaluating him. This blog post, while not deep in research, did make me pause and think if my love for all-things-Musk has gone too far. Curious to hear what the HN community thinks.
- Boothroid 9y agoA friend of a friend of mine knows Elon extremely well. What I heard is that he is on the spectrum, and/but genuinely a genius.
- Powerofmene 9y agoI have spent the greater part of my career working with individuals with disabilities and I always suspected that he may be on the spectrum. If it is true then he is a terrific role model for people to see that not all individuals with autisim are alike.
- amoorthy 9y agoThank you Powerofmene and Boothroid. I would not have guessed this about Elon. (I didn't even know the phrase "on the spectrum").
- serhei 9y agoI believe hype is actually Musk's primary product: by constantly coming up with these announcements he plays his part in maintaining the narrative of the US being the leader in tech innovation, over and above the narrative of the US being a formerly cutting-edge economy that is in the process of falling behind. (Which one is actually true is debatable, but managing perceptions is an important part of keeping the economy running.) Someone who merely organized solid electric car manufacturing or workable private space launches would probably not be as successful in attracting investment.