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> Elon doesn't operate under the same jurisdiction as us common people. Elon doesn't get any special treatment. You can do all these things as well if you're w

> Elon doesn't operate under the same jurisdiction as us common people. Elon doesn't get any special treatment. You can do all these things as well if you're willing to expend resources when faced with repercussions. My suspicion though is society will give you more slack if you dramatically increase access to space for your nation state or make credible progress against a global ecological problem humanity is facing. > It's Animal Farm all over Don't get the Animal Farm reference as we're not talking about some sort of proto-communist utopia. Everyone is playing in the same sandbox.

moralestapia 5y ago
Disclaimer: I'm all pro-capitalism and I love my money, so, with that said. >Everyone is playing in the same sandbox. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!
- optimiz3 5y ago
  > HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA! Defeatist thinking. As they say, pessimists get to be right, but optimists get to be rich.
  - arrow7000 5y ago
    How's that working out for you?
    - optimiz3 5y ago
      My oldest TSLA shares are from back in 2013; other decisions along these lines have given me the freedom to pursue what I love in life.
  - sudosysgen 5y ago
    It's really not optimism, it's self-delusion that does improve the chance of sucessful outcomes. If I recall correctly Hayek actually writes about it as some point, I can't recall exactly where though.
    - SZJX 5y ago
      It surely has a limit though. If you don’t have any actual skills and the hours put into acquiring them, but only bluff with buzzwords and delude yourself into believing that you have said skills while in reality you’re far, far from those who have actually put in the hours and mastered them, you won’t actually get very far. Of course in the OP’s case, things like buying Tesla stocks or crypto back in the day might have made him rich, but it might not have that much to do with being “optimistic”/“pessimistic”, but instead might be more a case of “getting lucky” I guess.
      - sudosysgen 5y ago
        Definitely. Personally I'd never try to delude myself.

moralestapia 5y ago

Disclaimer: I'm all pro-capitalism and I love my money, so, with that said. >Everyone is playing in the same sandbox. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!

optimiz3 5y ago
> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA! Defeatist thinking. As they say, pessimists get to be right, but optimists get to be rich.
- arrow7000 5y ago
  How's that working out for you?
  - optimiz3 5y ago
    My oldest TSLA shares are from back in 2013; other decisions along these lines have given me the freedom to pursue what I love in life.
- sudosysgen 5y ago
  It's really not optimism, it's self-delusion that does improve the chance of sucessful outcomes. If I recall correctly Hayek actually writes about it as some point, I can't recall exactly where though.
  - SZJX 5y ago
    It surely has a limit though. If you don’t have any actual skills and the hours put into acquiring them, but only bluff with buzzwords and delude yourself into believing that you have said skills while in reality you’re far, far from those who have actually put in the hours and mastered them, you won’t actually get very far. Of course in the OP’s case, things like buying Tesla stocks or crypto back in the day might have made him rich, but it might not have that much to do with being “optimistic”/“pessimistic”, but instead might be more a case of “getting lucky” I guess.
    - sudosysgen 5y ago
      Definitely. Personally I'd never try to delude myself.