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Surprised no one here has mentioned that Elon Musk is living in a Boxabl house in Austin, TX. This has totally perplexed the people who follow his every move.

by rmason 5y ago

Surprised no one here has mentioned that Elon Musk is living in a Boxabl house in Austin, TX. This has totally perplexed the people who follow his every move. https://www.chron.com/news/space/article/elon-musk-texas-house-boca-chica-16278768.php https://www.chron.com/news/space/article/elon-musk-texas-hou... I think that he might possibly be doing his homework. Can you imagine a Boxabl house outfitted with a solar roof, a Tesla battery and a Starlink dish? I could see people having a remote cottage not hooked into the power line. I just know that Elon Musk doesn't do stuff without a reason.

gdsdfe 5y ago
that would be cool, I would buy that
johnnyfived 5y ago
"I think that he might possibly be doing his homework." I believe you're dead on, this guy's an absolute baller of a CEO (running 3 totally game-changing startups) and completely immerses himself in his work and research.
- postpawl 5y ago
  “The coronavirus panic is dumb” -Elon Musk (March 6th 2020)
  - squarefoot 5y ago
    Everyone has the rights to behave as an idiot, including Musk. To his partial defense, he minimized the risks, got Covid, then it seems he changed his stance on the matter. A bit late, but better than never. "To be clear, I do support vaccines in general & covid vaccines specifically. The science is unequivocal. In very rare cases, there is an allergic reaction, but this is easily addressed with an EpiPen." — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2021
- decebalus1 5y ago
  I admire your admiration of him, it's a sign you haven't reached the level of cynicism required to classify him in the 'snake oil salesman' category yet.
  - kumarvvr 5y ago
    Snake oil salesmen do not send self landing rockets to the ISS. He may have a bit more hype and may be manipulative in some ways, but you have to admit that he has given a good amount of technological progress to the world. Would you think the big car companies would scramble for electric cars if not for Tesla?
    - Someone 5y ago
      “Would you think the big car companies would scramble for electric cars if not for Tesla?” Yes, I would. Technological progress gives lawgivers room to tighten emission rules, and that’s what drives car makers. Tesla sped up that process, but not by much, IMO. I also don’t think ‘scramble’ is the right word. Tesla was (maybe even is: they make a profit from selling emission rights, and a big buyer says they don’t need them anymore. See https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-emissions-credits-sales-profit-stellantis-fiat-chrysler-2021-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-emissions-credits-sale...) wiling to sell at a loss in order to get market share and brand awareness. The big companies need neither, so they stepped in later.
      - mlindner 5y ago
        I doubt it. The car companies have/had outsourced almost all of their manufacturing other than their core IP, engine production. If it didn't have an engine in it, it wouldn't have been built. They would have produced hybrids, but I doubt we would have seen any pure-EVs outside of hobbiest production or limited run hypercars by today. Eventually maybe, but Tesla vastly accelerated that schedule.
    - goodcanadian 5y ago
      Would you think the big car companies would scramble for electric cars if not for Tesla? I feel some people give Tesla too much credit on this one. When I arrived in the UK (3 years ago), there were Nissan Leafs and Renault Zoes everywhere. It was rare that I saw a Tesla. Tesla's are much more common, now, but so are many other models. I would not say that Tesla has driven the market at all, here.
- uxcolumbo 5y ago
  You might find this interesting Debunking Elon Musk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-FGwDDc-s8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-FGwDDc-s8
baybal2 5y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if he was living in some space pod. Musk Elon is such a weird man.
cowsandmilk 5y ago
My guess is that a man known for sleeping at the office is literally doing just that except with a bed instead of on the floor.
tim333 5y ago
There's a video from Boxabl pitching their stuff to Elon https://twitter.com/i/status/1367548452633206789 https://twitter.com/i/status/1367548452633206789 The pitch kind of makes sense - he's trying to have a lot of people work at Starbase but there isn't much housing there so they could sort it by installing a lot of Boxabl units. Also the things are high tech made in a factory which fits a bit with the Tesla model. I imagine he's trying one out for a bit before maybe ordering a bunch for the other workers. See also Teslarati https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-50k-house-texas-pictures-video/ https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-50k-house-texas-pictures...

by rmason 5y ago

gdsdfe 5y ago

that would be cool, I would buy that

johnnyfived 5y ago

"I think that he might possibly be doing his homework." I believe you're dead on, this guy's an absolute baller of a CEO (running 3 totally game-changing startups) and completely immerses himself in his work and research.

postpawl 5y ago
“The coronavirus panic is dumb” -Elon Musk (March 6th 2020)
- squarefoot 5y ago
  Everyone has the rights to behave as an idiot, including Musk. To his partial defense, he minimized the risks, got Covid, then it seems he changed his stance on the matter. A bit late, but better than never. "To be clear, I do support vaccines in general & covid vaccines specifically. The science is unequivocal. In very rare cases, there is an allergic reaction, but this is easily addressed with an EpiPen." — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2021
decebalus1 5y ago
I admire your admiration of him, it's a sign you haven't reached the level of cynicism required to classify him in the 'snake oil salesman' category yet.
- kumarvvr 5y ago
  Snake oil salesmen do not send self landing rockets to the ISS. He may have a bit more hype and may be manipulative in some ways, but you have to admit that he has given a good amount of technological progress to the world. Would you think the big car companies would scramble for electric cars if not for Tesla?
  - Someone 5y ago
    “Would you think the big car companies would scramble for electric cars if not for Tesla?” Yes, I would. Technological progress gives lawgivers room to tighten emission rules, and that’s what drives car makers. Tesla sped up that process, but not by much, IMO. I also don’t think ‘scramble’ is the right word. Tesla was (maybe even is: they make a profit from selling emission rights, and a big buyer says they don’t need them anymore. See https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-emissions-credits-sales-profit-stellantis-fiat-chrysler-2021-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-emissions-credits-sale...) wiling to sell at a loss in order to get market share and brand awareness. The big companies need neither, so they stepped in later.
    - mlindner 5y ago
      I doubt it. The car companies have/had outsourced almost all of their manufacturing other than their core IP, engine production. If it didn't have an engine in it, it wouldn't have been built. They would have produced hybrids, but I doubt we would have seen any pure-EVs outside of hobbiest production or limited run hypercars by today. Eventually maybe, but Tesla vastly accelerated that schedule.
  - goodcanadian 5y ago
    Would you think the big car companies would scramble for electric cars if not for Tesla? I feel some people give Tesla too much credit on this one. When I arrived in the UK (3 years ago), there were Nissan Leafs and Renault Zoes everywhere. It was rare that I saw a Tesla. Tesla's are much more common, now, but so are many other models. I would not say that Tesla has driven the market at all, here.
uxcolumbo 5y ago
You might find this interesting Debunking Elon Musk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-FGwDDc-s8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-FGwDDc-s8

baybal2 5y ago

I wouldn't be surprised if he was living in some space pod. Musk Elon is such a weird man.

cowsandmilk 5y ago

My guess is that a man known for sleeping at the office is literally doing just that except with a bed instead of on the floor.

tim333 5y ago

There's a video from Boxabl pitching their stuff to Elon https://twitter.com/i/status/1367548452633206789 https://twitter.com/i/status/1367548452633206789 The pitch kind of makes sense - he's trying to have a lot of people work at Starbase but there isn't much housing there so they could sort it by installing a lot of Boxabl units. Also the things are high tech made in a factory which fits a bit with the Tesla model. I imagine he's trying one out for a bit before maybe ordering a bunch for the other workers. See also Teslarati https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-50k-house-texas-pictures-video/ https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-50k-house-texas-pictures...