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And after that, Elon would be broke. Tesla would be sold to Apple. SpaceX would be terminated, not enough margin. 50 years forward: an unexpected comet hits ea
by firebaze 5y ago
And after that, Elon would be broke. Tesla would be sold to Apple. SpaceX would be terminated, not enough margin.
50 years forward: an unexpected comet hits earth, kills billions. But today, a few million get food.
My point is: if there wasn't extraordinary benefit for extraordinary people, we simple wouldn't enjoy what extraordinary people can deliver. Most of the time it's not worth that, but sometimes it is. And I think we're not in a position to not play that card.
- allears 5y agoSounds like you didn't read the linked thread. Elon proposes donating $6B, which is 2% of his net worth, if the UN can demonstrate (which it claims) that it will solve world hunger. For one thing, Elon is right -- a donation of $6B won't do much for world hunger. As is explained in the thread, hunger is a problem of politics and distribution, not money. Furthermore, losing $6B would not have much effect on Elon's worth at all. Only 2% of it, right? Just the stock market going up and down affects his worth a lot more than that.
- firebaze 5y agoI agree.