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Astounding. I don’t care what you have to say about Elon Musk’s flaws; he’s the most inspirational human to have lived in the past fifty years. I am unabashed

Astounding. I don’t care what you have to say about Elon Musk’s flaws; he’s the most inspirational human to have lived in the past fifty years. I am unabashedly a SpaceX fanboy.

wilsonnb3 8y ago
Nelson Mandela? Barack Obama? Martin Luther King Jr? Neil Armstrong? Bill Gates? Stephen Hawking? Steve Jobs? Rosa Parks? Elon would be lucky to make the top ten.
- brian-armstrong 8y ago
  None of those people created the Model 3. QED.
- rubicon33 8y ago
  Seriously, Barack Obama? I'm neither republican, not democrat, but you've got to be kidding me with that recommendation. He was a politician, through and through. Yes, the first black one, but aside from that he presented very little that was materially difference from previous politicians. Just being first at something, given the random nature of the universe, isn't enough to wow me. Your ability to make things happen, and change the world - of which he did basically neither - is what wins you respect.
  - wilsonnb3 8y ago
    > isn't enough to wow me I wasn't creating a list of people that wow you, or even a list of people that wow me. The metric was "how many people did this person inspire in a positive way?" and Barack Obama undeniably did that by being the first black POTUS.
    - rubicon33 8y ago
      Oh, okay, sorry I didn't realize that the bar was so low to make your list! If that's the case, why stop at Obama? http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/8/justin-bieber-has-smashes-two-twitter-records-for-his-massive-fan-base-492686 http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/8/justin-biebe...
- austenallred 8y ago
  Yes I place him up there with any of those people. What SpaceX and Tesla are doing is absolutely breathtaking.
- HeadsUpHigh 8y ago
  >Barack Obama Obama is good with words but other than being the first black POTUS I don't see what inspiring thing he did. >Bill Gates Depends on who you ask. Bill Gates also caused a lot of damage in the tech world in my opinion and pushed us back many decades in software evolution. >Steve Jobs Who in their right minds would choose a marketing sociopath as an inspiring figure? Seriously, every person I know that views Steve Jobs as their idol is a jackass in some way. I agree with the rest though. I'd put Musk up there with them simply for the fact that what he is doing with companies just flies in the face of so many modern assumptions of what a corporation is.

Astounding. I don’t care what you have to say about Elon Musk’s flaws; he’s the most inspirational human to have lived in the past fifty years. I am unabashedly a SpaceX fanboy.

wilsonnb3 8y ago

Nelson Mandela? Barack Obama? Martin Luther King Jr? Neil Armstrong? Bill Gates? Stephen Hawking? Steve Jobs? Rosa Parks? Elon would be lucky to make the top ten.

brian-armstrong 8y ago
None of those people created the Model 3. QED.
rubicon33 8y ago
Seriously, Barack Obama? I'm neither republican, not democrat, but you've got to be kidding me with that recommendation. He was a politician, through and through. Yes, the first black one, but aside from that he presented very little that was materially difference from previous politicians. Just being first at something, given the random nature of the universe, isn't enough to wow me. Your ability to make things happen, and change the world - of which he did basically neither - is what wins you respect.
- wilsonnb3 8y ago
  > isn't enough to wow me I wasn't creating a list of people that wow you, or even a list of people that wow me. The metric was "how many people did this person inspire in a positive way?" and Barack Obama undeniably did that by being the first black POTUS.
  - rubicon33 8y ago
    Oh, okay, sorry I didn't realize that the bar was so low to make your list! If that's the case, why stop at Obama? http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/8/justin-bieber-has-smashes-two-twitter-records-for-his-massive-fan-base-492686 http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/8/justin-biebe...
austenallred 8y ago
Yes I place him up there with any of those people. What SpaceX and Tesla are doing is absolutely breathtaking.
HeadsUpHigh 8y ago
>Barack Obama Obama is good with words but other than being the first black POTUS I don't see what inspiring thing he did. >Bill Gates Depends on who you ask. Bill Gates also caused a lot of damage in the tech world in my opinion and pushed us back many decades in software evolution. >Steve Jobs Who in their right minds would choose a marketing sociopath as an inspiring figure? Seriously, every person I know that views Steve Jobs as their idol is a jackass in some way. I agree with the rest though. I'd put Musk up there with them simply for the fact that what he is doing with companies just flies in the face of so many modern assumptions of what a corporation is.