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He's not intending to be over-optimistic; his goals are possible, he sees they are possible and says so, even if they're unlikely. And he repeatedly states his
by Robotbeat 8y ago
He's not intending to be over-optimistic; his goals are possible, he sees they are possible and says so, even if they're unlikely. And he repeatedly states his tendency to be over-optimistic, which RARELY is acknowledged by pretty much anyone else promoting a new advancement.
"I think we can do this by XX. Granted, I've been over-optimistic in the past"... is refreshing honesty, not "lies."
It's amazing to me that so many people interpret acknowledgement of one's own fallibility as lying.
- ergothus 8y ago> so many people interpret acknowledgement of one's own fallibility as lying. I can't speak for others, but for myself I interpreted the bit about his bio saying this meant that it was the intention, not an honest assessment of what will occur despite intentions. I mean, I'm TERRIBLE at estimation and despite all my efforts and awareness I still underestimate most everything. But when starting a company I wouldn't say "...and we'll have optimistic estimates!" That said, I've not read the bio, and I may well have misunderstood the capsule summary. On the gripping hand, despite (or because of) all his undeniable brilliance at execution, Musk says and does a lot of things that are Not How I Would Do It, so who knows.
- mpweiher 8y agoOften times, to get amazing or even great, you have to aim for impossible. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” -- George Bernard Shaw