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They will be not only be dead but also forgotten. It amazes me that Howard Hughes, the Elon Musk of his day in the 50's and 60's, is almost never referenced an
by sunstone 5y ago
They will be not only be dead but also forgotten. It amazes me that Howard Hughes, the Elon Musk of his day in the 50's and 60's, is almost never referenced any more.
- recov 5y agoTo be fair while Howard did a lot of really cool things, he didn't have a lasting legacy with anything. Elon on the other hand has multiple, something like spacex isn't just going to be forgotten. His seclusion didn't help.
- cpach 5y agoYou do have a point. Still, we can’t know for sure whom will be remembered by the people living in the future. Only they will know.
- burntoutfire 5y ago> Elon on the other hand has multiple, something like spacex isn't just going to be forgotten So far they haven't done anything that deserves that. If they do a manned mission to Mars and back that will be another story, but so far that hasn't happened.