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Regardless of if they're good or bad people: Gates made sense, Buffett made sense, Bezos made sense.. Musk, I simply don't get how his achievements (as signific

Regardless of if they're good or bad people: Gates made sense, Buffett made sense, Bezos made sense.. Musk, I simply don't get how his achievements (as significant as they are) add up to this outcome.

dkjaudyeqooe 6y ago
Think of Musk as the Trump of eco-terrorists and it starts to make sense. But seriously, it's just price momentum. The best reason to buy a stock, to your average schlub, is because the price goes up.
cesarvarela 6y ago
Reusable rockets and EVs(that people actually want) is not enough?
- mikestew 6y ago
  No, they are not. Both are capital-intensive industries, so simplistic one-sentence remarks are not going to get any closer to an answer.
- CabSauce 6y ago
  The idea that Tesla will control the EV market is pretty unrealistic. Most major auto manufacturers already have an EV that competes very well with Tesla models. Build quality and repair services are still issues for Tesla as well.
  - cesarvarela 6y ago
    won't control it but it will be the Apple of cars, and that's better than controlling it if you ask me.
manigandham 6y ago
Why doesn't this make sense? The greater roadmap is that Tesla is a energy company paving the way for an all-electric world from battery production to EVs, while SpaceX is revolutionizing spaceflight and starting mass commercialization with Starlink.
- Hypx 6y ago
  Batteries are being disrupted by hydrogen though. It's unlikely we'll see this all-electric world since it is basically obsolete given the rapid pace of hydrogen advancement.
  - perl4ever 6y ago
    I perceive your tone as matter of fact, like everyone knows and agrees. I don't think you are talking about conventional wisdom though. "the rapid pace of hydrogen advancement" makes me think of Nikola...and Hindenburg Research.
    - Hypx 6y ago
      I agree it's not conventional wisdom yet, but given the way the evidence is piling up I'd say it's only a matter of time. Serious conversations about energy are nearly totally dominated by hydrogen and related subjects. There has been an endless stream of new hydrogen investments, with total investments well into the hundreds of billions of dollars. While there are still substantial numbers of naysayers, they always seem to be coming from a position of ignorance. I suspect if they actually knew about current events in the energy sector right now, and assuming they're open minded, then they should also agree that is the case. And if this is the case then yes, this is more matter of fact than speculation.
      - perl4ever 6y ago
        The other name I associate with hydrogen is Toyota, and I feel like most of the recent news from them has involved batteries. In fact I think I saw something about a next generation battery coming soon that's supposed to be a big advance. So I would assume they are at least not putting all their bets on hydrogen. If you want to be carbon neutral, but quickly refuel, why hydrogen and not just synthetic hydrocarbons? What's the point of replacing all the infrastructure?
        Hypx 6y ago

dkjaudyeqooe 6y ago

Think of Musk as the Trump of eco-terrorists and it starts to make sense. But seriously, it's just price momentum. The best reason to buy a stock, to your average schlub, is because the price goes up.

cesarvarela 6y ago

Reusable rockets and EVs(that people actually want) is not enough?

mikestew 6y ago
No, they are not. Both are capital-intensive industries, so simplistic one-sentence remarks are not going to get any closer to an answer.
CabSauce 6y ago
The idea that Tesla will control the EV market is pretty unrealistic. Most major auto manufacturers already have an EV that competes very well with Tesla models. Build quality and repair services are still issues for Tesla as well.
- cesarvarela 6y ago
  won't control it but it will be the Apple of cars, and that's better than controlling it if you ask me.

manigandham 6y ago

Why doesn't this make sense? The greater roadmap is that Tesla is a energy company paving the way for an all-electric world from battery production to EVs, while SpaceX is revolutionizing spaceflight and starting mass commercialization with Starlink.

Hypx 6y ago
Batteries are being disrupted by hydrogen though. It's unlikely we'll see this all-electric world since it is basically obsolete given the rapid pace of hydrogen advancement.
- perl4ever 6y ago
  I perceive your tone as matter of fact, like everyone knows and agrees. I don't think you are talking about conventional wisdom though. "the rapid pace of hydrogen advancement" makes me think of Nikola...and Hindenburg Research.
  - Hypx 6y ago
    I agree it's not conventional wisdom yet, but given the way the evidence is piling up I'd say it's only a matter of time. Serious conversations about energy are nearly totally dominated by hydrogen and related subjects. There has been an endless stream of new hydrogen investments, with total investments well into the hundreds of billions of dollars. While there are still substantial numbers of naysayers, they always seem to be coming from a position of ignorance. I suspect if they actually knew about current events in the energy sector right now, and assuming they're open minded, then they should also agree that is the case. And if this is the case then yes, this is more matter of fact than speculation.
    - perl4ever 6y ago
      The other name I associate with hydrogen is Toyota, and I feel like most of the recent news from them has involved batteries. In fact I think I saw something about a next generation battery coming soon that's supposed to be a big advance. So I would assume they are at least not putting all their bets on hydrogen. If you want to be carbon neutral, but quickly refuel, why hydrogen and not just synthetic hydrocarbons? What's the point of replacing all the infrastructure?
      - Hypx 6y ago