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Define intelligent.
by sschueller 4y ago
Define intelligent.
- WalterBright 4y agoIntelligent - understands that Musk has contributed greatly to human progress in both space travel and electric cars.
- camdat 4y ago
- WalterBright 4y agoI'll just let that remark twist in the wind :-)
- superchroma 4y agoThe people with their tongues on the leather will tell you they're the smartest, I'm sure.
- _8j50 4y ago"Intelligent" also knows with humans intelligence is not a binary property. Musk runs a company, his engineers and scientists accomplished things he merely provides funding, he has a good vision and he hired the right people to execute it, it is incorrect to attribute spacex's accomplishments to one man.
- WalterBright 4y ago"merely"? Getting funding is absolutely crucial. Hiring the right people is also crucial. Turning them into a team is crucial. Keeping them focused on the goal and enthusiastic about it is crucial. All this requires a great deal of skill. You think it is easy? Try it yourself. Maybe start a small business. Heck, it's mid-summer. Try creating and running a lemonade stand at a profit. It's a lot harder than you may think it is.
- andrepd 4y agoI still remember the bygone days when we praised the astronauts and the engineers for their bravery and intelligence, and their astonishing feats of human ingenuity that inspired us to dream higher. It seems the zeitgeist of $current_year is instead to praise the financeers for bravely hiring the engineers and bravely skimming the surplus value.