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>Elon is a majority shareholder in SpaceX. And you think the reason Space-x exists is to make Elon richer? Or you think it's because he wants to see humans co
by tw04 8y ago
>Elon is a majority shareholder in SpaceX.
And you think the reason Space-x exists is to make Elon richer? Or you think it's because he wants to see humans colonize the universe?
The entirety of Oracle's existence is to make Larry rich.
While I think Elon needs to get off twitter and never post another message there again, I think his reasons for founding Space-X and Tesla go far, far beyond personal wealth. There are a million other investments he could've gone in on to enrich himself without risking everything.
- vkou 8y agoIt doesn't matter what I think it's purpose is. As a TSLA officer, his job is to use TSLA resources to produce value for TSLA shareholders, not to bail out unrelated companies, especially ones that have a big friggin conflict of interest attached to them. It doesn't matter if SpaceX's stated mission is a vanity Mars project, or something easier, and actually useful, like eradicating malaria, or stopping AGW, or bringing about the Worker's Paradise to Earth. You don't pilfer a publically traded company to fund it.
- Robotbeat 8y agoYeah, Tesla and SpaceX are most certainly related. They share engineering teams. Tesla gets a big bump in the public’s eye with SpaceX’s accomplishments. People call Teslas “a spaceship for Earth” and there’s zero ambiguity about why that specific comparison is made. It’s pretty much the definition of a mutually beneficial relationship.
- cowmix 8y agoThey really don't share anything except for Elon.. which is both great and drives me nuts.