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So the entrepreneur behind revolutionizing electric vehicles, space, worldwide internet accessibility, payment tech, and a few other bleeding edge techs out the
by kcplate 5y ago
So the entrepreneur behind revolutionizing electric vehicles, space, worldwide internet accessibility, payment tech, and a few other bleeding edge techs out there is kind of jerk who says and does dumb things on occasion but is apparently brave enough to take risks that move a needle.
Maybe that is just the kind of person that it takes to do it.
- orwin 5y agoI'm glad you left out the hyperloop/boring company and the intercontinental travel rocket out of your list. He might be a great computer engineer, but i think the most stupid thing i ever saw is the Vegas loop. At least it was entertaining (and oh boy, i hope his intercontinental travel rocket have a few launch, this is promising). I do like Elon, though my sympathy for Tesla and SpaceX will probably be overshadowed by contempt and amusement at another "Vegas loop" (the "loop" for the Dodger Stadium was even dumber, i'm a bit sad that this did not work.)
- kcplate 5y agoWhen you take risks like he does, you are gonna have a flop or two. I don't fault him for that. Besides every new idea for a product that doesn’t have an immediate need is stupid, until someone makes it work, someone else exploits it for something new, then all of a sudden it’s brilliant