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This is so hilarious to me. I don't think there is an instance of him saying he's a genius. Regardless, you're inferring a person whose ran/started several mult
by leesec 8y ago
This is so hilarious to me. I don't think there is an instance of him saying he's a genius. Regardless, you're inferring a person whose ran/started several multi billion dollar companies, in a variety of fields, as well as teaching himself to design literal rockets, is just like a slightly above average guy.
There are many, many people with close relations to him who would call him a genius, but yes, I'm sure you know the 'truth'.
'I think Elon Musk is a genius and I don't use that word lightly. I think he's also one of the boldest men that ever came down the pike. Put me down as saying I've always been afraid of the guy whose IQ is 190 and he thinks it's 250. I like to think there’s a little of that risk with Elon. He is a certified genius.' - Charlie Munger.
- paulcole 8y ago> Put me down as saying I've always been afraid of the guy whose IQ is 190 and he thinks it's 250. Huh? Haven't there been like 7 people ever with an IQ of 190?
- nickthemagicman 8y agoOk Elon
- tptacek 8y agoIf Munger snark is your argument, can I rebut by asking how much TSLA has Berkshire Hathaway acquired?
- leesec 8y agoLol, my the munger quote was just an example of people who are more accredited than a random hackernews poster thinking that Elon is a genius. But sure, Berkshire Hathaway owns 0 Tesla stock [0]. Not all opinions have secret motives haha. [0] https://www.cnbc.com/berkshire-hathaway-portfolio/ https://www.cnbc.com/berkshire-hathaway-portfolio/
- tptacek 8y agoI think "genius" is one of those things people say about people just to be nice. That certainly seems to be the case here, if you get the whole context of what Munger thinks about Tesla. Compare what he has to say about Tesla and Musk with what he has to say about BYD.
- yalph 8y agoGenius and good CEO are very different things. Also I dont think he is a genius at all.