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Look, despite all your overwrought labels and name calling, I don’t have as much personally invested in Musk’s success as you do. If he lives up to his hype, gr

Look, despite all your overwrought labels and name calling, I don’t have as much personally invested in Musk’s success as you do. If he lives up to his hype, great, if he doesn’t, maybe we can move more quickly into an economic reality where people aren’t so invested in cults of personality as being core to valuations. As to Space X, I don’t fall for the notion that their engineering accomplishments are somehow solely dependent on Musk. A lot of really talented people work there and have done some really incredible feats of engineering. If those were regularly attributed to them instead of with Musk, I would have greater respect for the whole enterprise. Whether the direction they’re pushing things, the privatization of space exploration and it’s underlying research, is a good thing, is also a separate conversation that I doubt you or I would agree on.

caconym_ 7y ago
> I don’t have as much personally invested in Musk’s success as you do. I don't own any Tesla products, nor do I have any direct investments in any of Musk's companies. Also, I think the guy is a literal maniac and I'd never want to work under him. I think you're far more invested in your viewpoint than I am. > As to Space X, I don’t fall for the notion that their engineering accomplishments are somehow solely dependent on Musk. A lot of really talented people work their and have done some really incredible feats of engineering. If those were regularly attributed to them instead of with Musk, I would have greater respect for the whole enterprise. I never said they were "solely dependent on Musk." You brought up, and I quote (with emphasis mine), the "marketing hype around Musk and his companies." I haven't mentioned Musk at all until this comment. Reality distortion intensifies, eh? It seems that the one you're really trying to convince is yourself (via some very flimsy straw men), and it's not my job to make you see reality objectively. Good luck.

caconym_ 7y ago

> I don’t have as much personally invested in Musk’s success as you do. I don't own any Tesla products, nor do I have any direct investments in any of Musk's companies. Also, I think the guy is a literal maniac and I'd never want to work under him. I think you're far more invested in your viewpoint than I am. > As to Space X, I don’t fall for the notion that their engineering accomplishments are somehow solely dependent on Musk. A lot of really talented people work their and have done some really incredible feats of engineering. If those were regularly attributed to them instead of with Musk, I would have greater respect for the whole enterprise. I never said they were "solely dependent on Musk." You brought up, and I quote (with emphasis mine), the "marketing hype around Musk and his companies." I haven't mentioned Musk at all until this comment. Reality distortion intensifies, eh? It seems that the one you're really trying to convince is yourself (via some very flimsy straw men), and it's not my job to make you see reality objectively. Good luck.