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Stating his aspirations and actually following through is something else entirely. If we went by what he aspires, we’d be on our second human mission to Mars wi

by ctvo 5y ago

Stating his aspirations and actually following through is something else entirely. If we went by what he aspires, we’d be on our second human mission to Mars with fully autonomous vehicles. Elon has the emotional stability of my 13 year old cousin, and changes his mind as often.

ramblerman 5y ago
That's quite a cynical take, and plainly incorrect. He is still actively pursuing those goals, they are just very difficult projects. Objectively he has done more for promoting space travel than most any other individual today. He has his flaws sure, but people generally admire his willingness to pursue bold aspirations with extreme tenacity.
- ctvo 5y ago
  Not really. I picked examples of his most successful aspirations. There's a graveyard of others that have died quietly: - Elon wants to take Tesla private and has the capitalization - Elon wants to rescue Thai children stuck in a cave - Elon will sell Tesla stock to end world hunger - Elon wants to fight Putin in a 1-on-1 to end the war in Ukraine - Elon thinks 98% of the US will be covered in Supercharging stations by 2015 - Elon wants to send 2 people into space by 2018 ... Elon has a long history of underestimating how difficult things are and gives up quietly or is proven immediately to be wrong. Edit: Forgot about this site https://www.elonmusk.today/ https://www.elonmusk.today/ which does a better job than my memory of documenting some of Elon's outrageous tweets. Add: - Elon wants to fund the repairs of any house in Flint that's water contaminated. - Elon wants to use bricks from the Boring Company to create low cost housing. - Elon is starting a candy company that will be amazing. - Elon wants to use SpaceX rockets to power aircrafts for quicker trips from New York to London in 29 minutes. - Elon received government approval (verbally) to build a tunnel for the hyperloop from New York City to Washington DC. ...
  - aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
    > Elon will sell Tesla stock to end world hunger They wouldn't give him a plan...which I bet he figured would happen. The long-term conversation ended with him asking questions about rampant child abuse under the watch of the UN. Get your facts straight.
  - fallingknife 5y ago
    Well, since you have succeeded in every single thing you have ever set out to do, that's valid criticism. BTW he did give them the money: https://fortune.com/2022/02/15/elon-musk-5-7-billion-donation-weeks-after-asking-un-world-hunger/ https://fortune.com/2022/02/15/elon-musk-5-7-billion-donatio...
noxer 5y ago
Having goals that can not be reached in time doesn't mean his goals are fake or that he doesn't mean to achieve them. There is zero sign that his support for free speech is a spontaneous idea that he will lose interest about in a few month. And there is also no way to achieve it but certainly there is plenty room to improve with Twitter.

by ctvo 5y ago

ramblerman 5y ago

That's quite a cynical take, and plainly incorrect. He is still actively pursuing those goals, they are just very difficult projects. Objectively he has done more for promoting space travel than most any other individual today. He has his flaws sure, but people generally admire his willingness to pursue bold aspirations with extreme tenacity.

ctvo 5y ago
Not really. I picked examples of his most successful aspirations. There's a graveyard of others that have died quietly: - Elon wants to take Tesla private and has the capitalization - Elon wants to rescue Thai children stuck in a cave - Elon will sell Tesla stock to end world hunger - Elon wants to fight Putin in a 1-on-1 to end the war in Ukraine - Elon thinks 98% of the US will be covered in Supercharging stations by 2015 - Elon wants to send 2 people into space by 2018 ... Elon has a long history of underestimating how difficult things are and gives up quietly or is proven immediately to be wrong. Edit: Forgot about this site https://www.elonmusk.today/ https://www.elonmusk.today/ which does a better job than my memory of documenting some of Elon's outrageous tweets. Add: - Elon wants to fund the repairs of any house in Flint that's water contaminated. - Elon wants to use bricks from the Boring Company to create low cost housing. - Elon is starting a candy company that will be amazing. - Elon wants to use SpaceX rockets to power aircrafts for quicker trips from New York to London in 29 minutes. - Elon received government approval (verbally) to build a tunnel for the hyperloop from New York City to Washington DC. ...
- aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
  > Elon will sell Tesla stock to end world hunger They wouldn't give him a plan...which I bet he figured would happen. The long-term conversation ended with him asking questions about rampant child abuse under the watch of the UN. Get your facts straight.
- fallingknife 5y ago
  Well, since you have succeeded in every single thing you have ever set out to do, that's valid criticism. BTW he did give them the money: https://fortune.com/2022/02/15/elon-musk-5-7-billion-donation-weeks-after-asking-un-world-hunger/ https://fortune.com/2022/02/15/elon-musk-5-7-billion-donatio...

noxer 5y ago

Having goals that can not be reached in time doesn't mean his goals are fake or that he doesn't mean to achieve them. There is zero sign that his support for free speech is a spontaneous idea that he will lose interest about in a few month. And there is also no way to achieve it but certainly there is plenty room to improve with Twitter.