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Prediction: This is purely a marketing stunt and absolutely nothing will come of it. I will get downvoted for this "cynical" comment, and in six months or a ye
by ForHackernews 8y ago
Prediction: This is purely a marketing stunt and absolutely nothing will come of it.
I will get downvoted for this "cynical" comment, and in six months or a year, everyone will have forgotten.
- audunw 8y ago> I will get downvoted for this "cynical" comment, and in six months or a year, everyone will have forgotten. No need for that. It's not an unreasonable thought. If you get downvoted now it's probably because of this second part of the comment, or because the first part doesn't contribute much. Personally I think it's impossible to say. You could've made the same prediction for the tweet Elon made about solving Australias power problems with that battery plant. It'd be totally reasonable to be skeptical, but see how it turned out.
- sidcool 8y agoIf you hear the actual interview, it's quite different. Elon says very casually and non deterministically that it may be a good idea. That too after the interviewer pressed him.
- forkLding 8y agoThe thing about Elon is that he is a bit arbitrary and likely would follow up on random trains of thought just like that Boring Company he formed
- mlindner 8y agoThere's not even a marketing stunt. This was a question in an interview and Elon answered offhandedly. No marketing involved. Nothing deep involved. No actual plans involved. Yes, very likely nothing will come of it as it was just an offhand comment.