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Elon owns 54% of the outstanding stock of SpaceX and has voting control of 78% of the outstanding stock of SpaceX [1] So yes, for all intent purposes he is the

Elon owns 54% of the outstanding stock of SpaceX and has voting control of 78% of the outstanding stock of SpaceX [1] So yes, for all intent purposes he is their employer. [1] https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-SpaceX-does-Elon-Musk-own https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-SpaceX-does-Elon-Mu...

Quarrelsome 4y ago
sounds like running towards the dictator trap with open arms. If I wanted to get to Mars then I would suggest its poor company behaviour to suppress criticism like this as I doubt that doing so to protect personal twitter behaviour is helpful to the org's mission statement. Arguably it depends somewhat of the skill of those hired but if that's arbitrary (i.e. their skill isn't related to the firing) one can easily argue that SpaceX's management practices are extremely questionable right now. So from an 3rd party employee's perspective today you have to tell the boss he's fucking shit up if you _really_ want to get to Mars.
- splitstud 4y ago
- throwntoday 4y ago
  SpaceX are quite literally the only company on the planet capable of what they're doing. Elon is the sole reason Mars is even a possibility, as the rest of the world had given up on it. Same goes for EV's.
  - snypher 4y ago
    Yes, we forgot about all the SpaceX assets on Mars, and none from anywhere else. Are we expected to believe in some Mars colony coming soon?
    - throwntoday 4y ago
      Perhaps you haven't been keeping up with SpaceX but the only thing holding back orbital testing of Starship/Super Heavy currently is the FAA. In the future it would behoove you to at least familirize yourself with a topic lest you make another ignorant statement.
  - scollet 4y ago
    Yeah, you should be the first to go.
scollet 4y ago
Literally a human of flesh and blood. Musk has zero (0) (zero in case you are a little slow) power over any other living being. Wealth will either be given or it will be taken.

Quarrelsome 4y ago

sounds like running towards the dictator trap with open arms. If I wanted to get to Mars then I would suggest its poor company behaviour to suppress criticism like this as I doubt that doing so to protect personal twitter behaviour is helpful to the org's mission statement. Arguably it depends somewhat of the skill of those hired but if that's arbitrary (i.e. their skill isn't related to the firing) one can easily argue that SpaceX's management practices are extremely questionable right now. So from an 3rd party employee's perspective today you have to tell the boss he's fucking shit up if you _really_ want to get to Mars.

splitstud 4y ago
throwntoday 4y ago
SpaceX are quite literally the only company on the planet capable of what they're doing. Elon is the sole reason Mars is even a possibility, as the rest of the world had given up on it. Same goes for EV's.
- snypher 4y ago
  Yes, we forgot about all the SpaceX assets on Mars, and none from anywhere else. Are we expected to believe in some Mars colony coming soon?
  - throwntoday 4y ago
    Perhaps you haven't been keeping up with SpaceX but the only thing holding back orbital testing of Starship/Super Heavy currently is the FAA. In the future it would behoove you to at least familirize yourself with a topic lest you make another ignorant statement.
- scollet 4y ago
  Yeah, you should be the first to go.

scollet 4y ago

Literally a human of flesh and blood. Musk has zero (0) (zero in case you are a little slow) power over any other living being. Wealth will either be given or it will be taken.