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I really don’t want to live in a world in which so much depends on impulsive individuals. Your example sounds like a nightmare. That’s no way to make decisions.

Waterluvian 4y ago
Yeah. It does sound like a nightmare. And I'm glad that, for now at least, those who get to make the decisions are not as impulsive as countless people are online about the matter. And when it comes to a $44 billon purchase, it sounds like a nightmare to affect it so impulsively. At least, unlike the nuclear fallout, it's not my money, I guess.
dboreham 4y ago
But that's the world we all live in, and have for thousands of years.
bombcar 4y ago
If you read the stories of many "successful" CEOs (I'm thinking Jobs here, but there are others) the decisions they'd make often would come out as quite impulsive. If you dig significantly you might find that they're not as impulsive as they seem, that the person was actually considering many aspects but playing their cards close until cut-off time.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  This is true, and so far Elon is doing exactly the thing everyone says you can’t do with a social network. If he succeeds, it will completely change the space. Also interesting change of strategy during an economic downturn. But I do think one difference at least from where I’m sitting, is usually the response is, that’s crazy, but if it works you’ll be rich! I’m not even really clear on what the “if it works” is in this situation, I guess if he proves that people are willing to pay $8 per month for a social network?
BurningFrog 4y ago
Sure, but impulses among individuals like Putin, Biden and Xi Jinping have much bigger impact.
- reverius42 4y ago
  And that's why it's so important for world leaders to not act (or appear to act) impulsively! You might say the same is true for business leaders.
  - Waterluvian 4y ago
    It’s also why governments that don’t give Kingly powers to the executive like America’s does might be a good idea.

Waterluvian 4y ago

Yeah. It does sound like a nightmare. And I'm glad that, for now at least, those who get to make the decisions are not as impulsive as countless people are online about the matter. And when it comes to a $44 billon purchase, it sounds like a nightmare to affect it so impulsively. At least, unlike the nuclear fallout, it's not my money, I guess.

dboreham 4y ago

But that's the world we all live in, and have for thousands of years.

bombcar 4y ago

If you read the stories of many "successful" CEOs (I'm thinking Jobs here, but there are others) the decisions they'd make often would come out as quite impulsive. If you dig significantly you might find that they're not as impulsive as they seem, that the person was actually considering many aspects but playing their cards close until cut-off time.

mikkergp 4y ago
This is true, and so far Elon is doing exactly the thing everyone says you can’t do with a social network. If he succeeds, it will completely change the space. Also interesting change of strategy during an economic downturn. But I do think one difference at least from where I’m sitting, is usually the response is, that’s crazy, but if it works you’ll be rich! I’m not even really clear on what the “if it works” is in this situation, I guess if he proves that people are willing to pay $8 per month for a social network?

BurningFrog 4y ago

Sure, but impulses among individuals like Putin, Biden and Xi Jinping have much bigger impact.

reverius42 4y ago
And that's why it's so important for world leaders to not act (or appear to act) impulsively! You might say the same is true for business leaders.
- Waterluvian 4y ago
  It’s also why governments that don’t give Kingly powers to the executive like America’s does might be a good idea.