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I do agree that I cannot understand what happened to Musk? He had three hits to his name, so it is unlikely that he just got lucky. And contrary to a common cri

I do agree that I cannot understand what happened to Musk? He had three hits to his name, so it is unlikely that he just got lucky. And contrary to a common criticism, he didn't have much money to start with, as far as I know, since he broke with his father and had to work quite hard to get to the US via Canada and to study. But then... man. It's like he had stroke? Peter Thiel, far more mean-spirited, is at least smart about getting revenge, financing someone else's trial to bankrupt you. Musk? Calls you a pedophile on Twitter! It's so pedestrian, unworthy of someone with supervillain potential.

water8 4y ago
papito 4y ago
Counter-point. Musk has never been a genius manager or a businessman. His dreams of electric cars and space travel go back to his teenage years, and they happen to align with the vision of those who work for him overtime. These are passionate and driven people, but they are still subject to Musk's antiquated management style - pull a deadline out of your ass and a feature, and watch the ants scurry around to please the boss. Does it always work? Wasn't CyberTruck supposed to happen years ago? We can see how this strategy just stopped cold at Twitter. This is not a sympathetic, thoughtful boss that people might imagine him as. It is famously a solid way to get fired on the spot if you mention a word that is a remote synonym of "no" in Musk's presence. The petulant child is coming out in force under pressure.