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What experience does he have with it? He's a capitalist, not a sociologist, programmer or even economist.

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• cloutchaser 4y ago
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  • cguess 4y ago
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• AlchemistCamp 4y ago
  Musk was CEO of PayPal and definitely has a deep background in programming. He made his initial fortune through writing video games and then another software startup called Zip2 (a forerunner of Map Quest and Google Maps). Levchin was PayPal's CTO and is also deeply technical.
  • TremendousJudge 4y ago
    I thought he made his initial fortune by being the son of the owner of an emerald mine in Zambia[0] [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20140802011449/http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2014/07/28/elon-musk-tells-me-his-secret-of-success-hint-it-aint-about-the-money/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140802011449/http://www.forbes...
  • irthomasthomas 4y ago
    I thought Musk was fired from both paypal and Zip2 for incompetence? Not something to brag about.
    • AlchemistCamp 4y ago
      If you’re genuinely interested in the history, Jimmy Soni's new book, The Founders, is a great starting point.
      • irthomasthomas 4y ago
        Thank you
• all2 4y ago
  What's wrong with being a capitalist?
  • cguess 4y ago
    Politics aside it gives him no expertise in moderation queue management?
    • AlchemistCamp 4y ago
      If skills worked like official titles and acquiring one meant losing another, this would be a serious problem. Fortunately, people can and regularly do gain expertise in multiple things! Just as learning how to program doesn't destroy one's previously acquired drawing or writing skills, learning how to manage capital doesn't destroy someone's ability to combat fraud or detect malicious bots.