I'm not sure what your point is? 1. No privately funded rocket venture has ever gotten nearly this far 2. Reusable boosters are a Big. Deal. 3. The BFR will

I'm not sure what your point is? 1. No privately funded rocket venture has ever gotten nearly this far 2. Reusable boosters are a Big. Deal. 3. The BFR will have a higher LEO payload and is likely to begin testing next year 4. Payload size is a poor metric by itself, launch costs are an extremely relevant part of the equation I could go on, but what I'm saying is that even with "a little perspective", SpaceX has achieved something hugely unprecedented, astonishing and inspiring. The prior existence of the Saturn V adds some context, but it doesn't even begin to address the question of why no other 'rich dude' has tried to put together a team to do something similar at this level, which I think is a fascinating one worthy of discussion.