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That may be true. But the guy also landed rockets from orbit (on ships!). And then flew them again. The implications of having easy access to space to our civil

That may be true. But the guy also landed rockets from orbit (on ships!). And then flew them again. The implications of having easy access to space to our civilization really cannot be overstated. SpaceX is the real deal, and will probably be worth more than Tesla eventually. Musk clearly isn’t successful in everything he does, but he’s not a failure either.

gonzo41 4y ago
Just like Jobs built the iphone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew6fv9UUlQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew6fv9UUlQ8
Maursault 4y ago
> The implications of having easy access to space to our civilization really cannot be overstated. I think that counts.
wilsonnb3 4y ago
> the guy also landed rockets from orbit We all know that he didn’t do that though, right? At best his skill set includes hiring smart people, raising money, and being a good manager. Which is exactly what you want from a good CEO and nothing to sneeze at. But people give him way too much credit for Tesla and spacex imo
- mrguyorama 4y ago
  People act like this asshole out there wrenching on Raptor engines or something. No. He sits at the top and commands, like a king. And yet he is apparently solely responsible for engineering achievements? The guy who gave "cold gas jet thrusters" on a tesla a legitimate idea for more speed, or using rockets for fast travel on earth, or "humans drive with just two eyes (and a millennia of evolution and experience) so we will replicate that with just two shitty off the shelf CCDs that don't even compare to eyeballs, and oh btw we are removing ultrasonic sensors and I promise it's not because we are cheapskates trying to balloon profit margins to meet our absurd overhyped valuation". Has he ever said anything of actual engineering value? Like come on. He doesn't even technically run things at SpaceX, they literally had to hire someone whose job is to stand between Elon and any semblance of control of the company. It would be like if you went to mcdonalds, got a burger, and thanked the statue of Ronald Mcdonald on the way out. That's not how the world works, ronald didn't make your burger.
bodge5000 4y ago
> But the guy also landed rockets from orbit (on ships!). And then flew them again But the guy also had money to hire talented people who landed rockets from orbit (on ships!). And then flew them again*

gonzo41 4y ago

Just like Jobs built the iphone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew6fv9UUlQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew6fv9UUlQ8

Maursault 4y ago

> The implications of having easy access to space to our civilization really cannot be overstated. I think that counts.

wilsonnb3 4y ago

> the guy also landed rockets from orbit We all know that he didn’t do that though, right? At best his skill set includes hiring smart people, raising money, and being a good manager. Which is exactly what you want from a good CEO and nothing to sneeze at. But people give him way too much credit for Tesla and spacex imo

mrguyorama 4y ago
People act like this asshole out there wrenching on Raptor engines or something. No. He sits at the top and commands, like a king. And yet he is apparently solely responsible for engineering achievements? The guy who gave "cold gas jet thrusters" on a tesla a legitimate idea for more speed, or using rockets for fast travel on earth, or "humans drive with just two eyes (and a millennia of evolution and experience) so we will replicate that with just two shitty off the shelf CCDs that don't even compare to eyeballs, and oh btw we are removing ultrasonic sensors and I promise it's not because we are cheapskates trying to balloon profit margins to meet our absurd overhyped valuation". Has he ever said anything of actual engineering value? Like come on. He doesn't even technically run things at SpaceX, they literally had to hire someone whose job is to stand between Elon and any semblance of control of the company. It would be like if you went to mcdonalds, got a burger, and thanked the statue of Ronald Mcdonald on the way out. That's not how the world works, ronald didn't make your burger.

bodge5000 4y ago

> But the guy also landed rockets from orbit (on ships!). And then flew them again But the guy also had money to hire talented people who landed rockets from orbit (on ships!). And then flew them again*