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Do you really think it will be four years? Considering his attention span, and the rapidity with which Twitter is already deteriorating, I suspect it will be mu

Do you really think it will be four years? Considering his attention span, and the rapidity with which Twitter is already deteriorating, I suspect it will be much less than that.

cal85 4y ago
Yeah he’s only seen like a handful of new space rocket designs through from conception to profitability, and he only created one major car company before moving onto other things. He can never stick to anything.
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- pwinnski 4y ago
  I agree that "short attention span" doesn't seem like it belongs on Musk's very long list of negative qualities, but a reminder: he was not an initial founder of Tesla, he bought in a year later and claimed to be a founder until he was sued and reached an agreement[0]. 0. https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there...
  - notacoward 4y ago
    It's worth noting that Tesla was founded 19 years ago. People often change quite a bit in that time. Look at Musk's recent behavior.
    - cal85 4y ago
      That is a fair point. I just am not sure his recent behaviour actually suggests he’s got a short attention span. I suspect he’s wanted to take over Twitter for a long time and is now rushing to carry out changes that he’s long planned. He might be acting too excitedly, he might screw it up by going too fast and rough with the changes, but I don’t see that as indicating a short attention span. Maybe impatience.
robswc 4y ago
I know this is cliche to say... but I have been reading this comment for the past 10 years. Maybe one year it will be true but it has a terrible track record. I was assured Tesla would be "dead" by 2018 and in the 2000s you would get comments about how re-usable rockets were just impossible. For the record, I think twitter is a different beast but at the end of the day, I think life will go on.
- wilsonnb3 4y ago
  On the other hand, Hyperloop and the Boring Company went about as well as everyone said they would...which was not very well. You win some, you lose some, I guess.
  - robswc 4y ago
    What happened with Boring Company? https://twitter.com/boringcompany/status/1588685426088628225 https://twitter.com/boringcompany/status/1588685426088628225 I honestly don't know much about those ventures at all. Seems they just started testing though?

Do you really think it will be four years? Considering his attention span, and the rapidity with which Twitter is already deteriorating, I suspect it will be much less than that.

cal85 4y ago

Yeah he’s only seen like a handful of new space rocket designs through from conception to profitability, and he only created one major car company before moving onto other things. He can never stick to anything.

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pwinnski 4y ago
I agree that "short attention span" doesn't seem like it belongs on Musk's very long list of negative qualities, but a reminder: he was not an initial founder of Tesla, he bought in a year later and claimed to be a founder until he was sued and reached an agreement[0]. 0. https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/ https://www.cnet.com/culture/tesla-motors-founders-now-there...
- notacoward 4y ago
  It's worth noting that Tesla was founded 19 years ago. People often change quite a bit in that time. Look at Musk's recent behavior.
  - cal85 4y ago
    That is a fair point. I just am not sure his recent behaviour actually suggests he’s got a short attention span. I suspect he’s wanted to take over Twitter for a long time and is now rushing to carry out changes that he’s long planned. He might be acting too excitedly, he might screw it up by going too fast and rough with the changes, but I don’t see that as indicating a short attention span. Maybe impatience.

robswc 4y ago

I know this is cliche to say... but I have been reading this comment for the past 10 years. Maybe one year it will be true but it has a terrible track record. I was assured Tesla would be "dead" by 2018 and in the 2000s you would get comments about how re-usable rockets were just impossible. For the record, I think twitter is a different beast but at the end of the day, I think life will go on.

wilsonnb3 4y ago
On the other hand, Hyperloop and the Boring Company went about as well as everyone said they would...which was not very well. You win some, you lose some, I guess.
- robswc 4y ago
  What happened with Boring Company? https://twitter.com/boringcompany/status/1588685426088628225 https://twitter.com/boringcompany/status/1588685426088628225 I honestly don't know much about those ventures at all. Seems they just started testing though?