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I don't see him being treated as a pariah on here. He is being judged by the many things he does which as times goes on will vary more and more. Some will attra
by jahnu 5y ago
I don't see him being treated as a pariah on here. He is being judged by the many things he does which as times goes on will vary more and more. Some will attract praise and some will attract scorn.
I would bet big that most people on here have a fairly balanced opinion of him that roughly would look like:
- Almost single handedly accelerated the electrification of cars by a couple of decades
- Together with many amazing engineers, scientists and more, led to huge reductions in launch costs and increased frequency of launches
- He acts carelessly online with respect to the law around securities
- He acts carelessly online when he wants to insult someone
- He doesn't really care much about light pollution that affects astronomers
- Overhypes many of his ideas and doesn't recognise any criticism of his failures
- Has an implausible idea that we can colonise Mars this century
I am both impressed by the man and have a few misgivings. Like any human being he is multifaceted.
- creato 5y agoHyperloop BS was a big turning point for me. That flipped my opinion of him from a smart guy with a lot of resources to do what he wanted to a rich idiot that got lucky hiring great people.
- mwint 5y agoListen to some in depth interviews with him on technical subjects. He’s a jerk, but certainly not an idiot.
- jahnu 5y agoHe certainly comes across as a jerk at times but I am wary of thinking we have a good handle on what he is really like at all.
- jahnu 5y agoI think the one thing we can be sure of is that he is no idiot. He's very very smart at many things. But like anyone he does idiotic things at times but I suppose they are amplified by his strange life.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoIt makes more sense if you consider it's just a cover for developing habitat construction tech.