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Why is this on HN, and the top story no less? Gossip about celebrities is boring, even if the celebrity happens to be a famous geek. I'm not one to bitch about

by neilc 16y ago

Why is this on HN, and the top story no less? Gossip about celebrities is boring, even if the celebrity happens to be a famous geek. I'm not one to bitch about off-topic stories, but I'm genuinely curious why people find this story to be interesting.

andreyf 16y ago
Elon Musk co-founded PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
- neilc 16y ago
  Yes, I am aware of who he is. Why is his divorce any more interesting because of the companies he has founded?
  - defen 16y ago
    Perhaps as a lesson to the entrepreneurs on here who are hoping to strike it rich, and who are not yet married?
    - usaar333 16y ago
      Or in Musk's case, are married and then strike it rich.
      - jacquesm 16y ago
        Nonsense, Elon Musk was already a millionaire from the sale of zip2 to Compaq in 1999, he married in 2000.
        usaar333 16y ago
        Whoops, my bad. (I extrapolated the "met in college" quote on his wikipedia entry and the "married young" (which isn't actually true) quote on his ex-wifes).
        chegra84 16y ago
        It's more a lesson to get pre-nup because not only you can get screwed in a divorce, your partners and shareholders could to. So, if your significant other ask why you need a pre-nup hand them that line and it so happens to be true.
      - varjag 16y ago
        Per the article, his wife proposed after he made his first fortune.
jaekwon 16y ago
Geek Empathy. Geek empathy, unlike classical celebrity gossip, does not travel through word of mouth or through paper tabloids, but rather is propagated via digital electronic pulses, and is registered via upward pointing triangle receptors (▲).
daniel-cussen 16y ago
I believe the divorce proceedings have affected his companies.
huhtenberg 16y ago
Basically it is an intelligent and well-written PR piece. Something to learn from.
tomjen3 16y ago
As a warning to other entrepreneurs: you can either get married or make a company, but dammed is the poor fool who does both.
- neilc 16y ago
  That seems like precisely the wrong lesson to draw from this experience.

by neilc 16y ago

andreyf 16y ago

Elon Musk co-founded PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

neilc 16y ago
Yes, I am aware of who he is. Why is his divorce any more interesting because of the companies he has founded?
- defen 16y ago
  Perhaps as a lesson to the entrepreneurs on here who are hoping to strike it rich, and who are not yet married?
  - usaar333 16y ago
    Or in Musk's case, are married and then strike it rich.
    - jacquesm 16y ago
      Nonsense, Elon Musk was already a millionaire from the sale of zip2 to Compaq in 1999, he married in 2000.
      - usaar333 16y ago
        Whoops, my bad. (I extrapolated the "met in college" quote on his wikipedia entry and the "married young" (which isn't actually true) quote on his ex-wifes).
      - chegra84 16y ago
        It's more a lesson to get pre-nup because not only you can get screwed in a divorce, your partners and shareholders could to. So, if your significant other ask why you need a pre-nup hand them that line and it so happens to be true.
    - varjag 16y ago
      Per the article, his wife proposed after he made his first fortune.

jaekwon 16y ago

Geek Empathy. Geek empathy, unlike classical celebrity gossip, does not travel through word of mouth or through paper tabloids, but rather is propagated via digital electronic pulses, and is registered via upward pointing triangle receptors (▲).

daniel-cussen 16y ago

I believe the divorce proceedings have affected his companies.

huhtenberg 16y ago

Basically it is an intelligent and well-written PR piece. Something to learn from.

tomjen3 16y ago

As a warning to other entrepreneurs: you can either get married or make a company, but dammed is the poor fool who does both.

neilc 16y ago
That seems like precisely the wrong lesson to draw from this experience.