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Agreed. What I like best about cities is the people; we're social animals. (Musk and others are entitled to their preferences, of course.) And there’s like a b

Agreed. What I like best about cities is the people; we're social animals. (Musk and others are entitled to their preferences, of course.) And there’s like a bunch of random strangers, one of who might be a serial killer I suspect Musk is orders of magnitude more likely to win the California lottery jackpot than meet a serial killer on the bus, much less be killed by them. He's too smart for this silliness.

hinkley 9y ago
In one of his presentations he talks about the stress of commuting with such intensity (“hell”) that I remarked that perhaps he should talk to a guru or a therapist. Now, I have never commuted in LA, but I have in chicago and Seattle and I can say from deep personal experience that much of the stress of commuting is self inflicted. There are ways to make that time less stressful and less “wasteful” but high intensity people often refuse to see.
- walshemj 9y ago
  Some people find it very stressful. I have a relative who did not use the tube in London as he had claustrophobia.
  - dzhiurgis 9y ago
    Using tube stoned or hungover can be very very very difficult. Also, mornings in London tube are unbearable.
- CaptSpify 9y ago
  I've lived in LA and Seattle. Seattle is rough, but I can absolutely see how LA could legitimately cause you to need professional help. It has all the bad parts of being spread out like the suburbs, added to all the bad parts of living in the city.
  - ghaff 9y ago
    In the bio about him, Musk is quoted as asking something along the lines of "How much time do I have to spend with my girlfriend?" If that's your general attitude toward time management, spending time in crowded subways where you can maybe listen to a podcast isn't going to be viewed very favorably. And that's generally OK. There are good reasons to have just self-time. But public transit doesn't necessarily optimize that time. And for some people that's important.
- gorbachev 9y ago
  I used to commute to work by driving car for several years. I now use public transportation. I will take the stress of getting sweated on by strangers over the stress of driving in rush hour traffic any time. Not to mention that in rush hour traffic there's always the one, and only one if you're lucky, selfish asshole who is hellbent on killing you with speeding, aggressive or distracted driving. There's a much higher chance of being killed in traffic than by imaginary serial killers on a subway car.
walshemj 9y ago
He is from SA which is a lot more violent so I maybe his initial upbringing has influenced him in that regard.

hinkley 9y ago

In one of his presentations he talks about the stress of commuting with such intensity (“hell”) that I remarked that perhaps he should talk to a guru or a therapist. Now, I have never commuted in LA, but I have in chicago and Seattle and I can say from deep personal experience that much of the stress of commuting is self inflicted. There are ways to make that time less stressful and less “wasteful” but high intensity people often refuse to see.

walshemj 9y ago
Some people find it very stressful. I have a relative who did not use the tube in London as he had claustrophobia.
- dzhiurgis 9y ago
  Using tube stoned or hungover can be very very very difficult. Also, mornings in London tube are unbearable.
CaptSpify 9y ago
I've lived in LA and Seattle. Seattle is rough, but I can absolutely see how LA could legitimately cause you to need professional help. It has all the bad parts of being spread out like the suburbs, added to all the bad parts of living in the city.
- ghaff 9y ago
  In the bio about him, Musk is quoted as asking something along the lines of "How much time do I have to spend with my girlfriend?" If that's your general attitude toward time management, spending time in crowded subways where you can maybe listen to a podcast isn't going to be viewed very favorably. And that's generally OK. There are good reasons to have just self-time. But public transit doesn't necessarily optimize that time. And for some people that's important.
gorbachev 9y ago
I used to commute to work by driving car for several years. I now use public transportation. I will take the stress of getting sweated on by strangers over the stress of driving in rush hour traffic any time. Not to mention that in rush hour traffic there's always the one, and only one if you're lucky, selfish asshole who is hellbent on killing you with speeding, aggressive or distracted driving. There's a much higher chance of being killed in traffic than by imaginary serial killers on a subway car.

walshemj 9y ago

He is from SA which is a lot more violent so I maybe his initial upbringing has influenced him in that regard.