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You correctly note that of all Musk initiatives, only SpaceX has shown partial success, and that only via direct government subsidy. You correctly do not asser
by ncmncm 4y ago
You correctly note that of all Musk initiatives, only SpaceX has shown partial success, and that only via direct government subsidy.
You correctly do not assert that Martian colonization or suborbital passenger or freight service are better than grift even with a 100% Starship success.
You correctly do not assert that any other Musk initiative, including hyperloop, domestic robots, self-driving cars, electric trucks, are anything other than grift.
- rlt 4y agoHe has accomplished more than many people thought possible, so I’ll continue to believe he will deliver some, but certainly not all, of the things you mentioned. Being ambitious and risky doesn’t make it a “grift”. And “government subsidy” is a complete red herring. Inventing and building things takes money, I don’t care if that comes from the government or private investors. I’d say he has plenty to show for the investment the government made in his companies.
- ncmncm 4y agoOf course he has plenty. He got it from us. The only reason he has as much as he does is via grift, puffing the value of his properties. He has delivered a bunch of legendarily unreliable expensive cars and a bunch of rocket launches, and been handed pots of money of far greater value than anything he has delivered. Grift. And he gets free puffery from internet volunteers.
- rlt 4y ago