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> “No one thought of this,” she said. “We didn’t think of it. The astronomy community didn’t think of it.” This implies the community was asked or involved in
by close04 7y ago
> “No one thought of this,” she said. “We didn’t think of it. The astronomy community didn’t think of it.”
This implies the community was asked or involved in such a discussion and no objections were raised, which is unlikely.
Whenever some "armchair specialist" commented about Musk's plans to put people on Mars and the challenges with the radiation, the magnetic field, the etc. the answer was always "Do you think a room full of scientists haven't thought about that?". Well there you have it, straight from the source: sometimes they (claim they) do not think about "that". Question everything, worst case someone already thought of that.
- ChrisClark 7y agoYeah, that's why Musk always asks people to come to him if they have a better idea. Even in large groups, or maybe especially in large groups, things can be overlooked. He recently said in a video that if anyone can convince him an aerospike is better than their solution, he wants to know.
- kevingadd 7y agoThere is a cultural risk involved though - we don't know how comfortable SpaceX employees feel raising objections given how aggressive Musk has been against concerns in the past (see the somewhat credible reports that Musk angrily rejected yellow safety markings on equipment based on personal taste: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/04/tesla-workers-getting-hurt-because-elon-musk-hates-yellow.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/04/tesla-workers-getting...) I've heard similar reports from former Tesla employees. They found it stressful working with him in many cases (his brilliance/openness to feedback aside) which could impact this a lot.
- _ph_ 7y agoThe reports about the yellow markings are not credible. Just look at photos taken at the freemont car plant: https://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tesla-tour.png https://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tesla-t... Plenty of yellow lines in those.
- jdsully 7y agoHe also has a history of calling people pedophiles for disagreeing with his designs. Even when they are domain experts and he is not. I think that’s more just PR and he’s not honestly seeking feedback.
- ceejayoz 7y agoCEO's "open door policies" tend to be a way to quickly get fired.
- close04 7y agoJust to be clear, because I'm aware objecting what your (potential egomaniacal) CEO says is as career-limiting as it gets, I suggested that everyone else should publicly question everything. Having the objections out there makes plausible deniability claims a lot harder.
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