There's a difference between: "This is not the revolutionary act of genius people portray it as" and "This is so trivially easy anyone could do it" Tesla an

There's a difference between: "This is not the revolutionary act of genius people portray it as" and "This is so trivially easy anyone could do it" Tesla and SpaceX are trying to do things that have potential utility. Things which will advance the state of their respective arts even if they fail. There is no shame in "merely" doing that! There's also no need to inflate it into something it isn't.