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To be honest he's regurgitating a lot of information. He has large gaps in his knowledge but presents himself as extremely knowledgeable. Understanding a rocke

To be honest he's regurgitating a lot of information. He has large gaps in his knowledge but presents himself as extremely knowledgeable. Understanding a rocket engine as a layman is easier than understanding a diesel engine. EDA acts like he's a genius but he is not. I work in space. Some of my coworkers have met EDA. He is insufferable and extremely arrogant. A very difficult person to be around.

peterfirefly 4y ago
> He has large gaps in his knowledge Yes. > but presents himself as extremely knowledgeable. No.
- LargeTomato 4y ago
  Yeah he has an extreme level of confidence. Tweeting Elon about how to architect the landing fins to use "fish scale biomimickry"? That's ridiculous.
  - LawTalkingGuy 4y ago
    He didn't. He tweeted that he's surprised the tiles don't need to be overlapped to avoid blowing off but didn't suggest that Elon change them. https://mobile.twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/1442631530224959488 https://mobile.twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/14426315302...
- JshWright 4y ago
  Perhaps he has gotten better at that in recent years. I got put off his early content for the very that very reason and haven't bothered to go back.
sho_hn 4y ago
> but presents himself as extremely knowledgeable I don't get this sense at all. I've been watching his channel for a couple of years, and I've consistently found him to portray himself as a fan/enthusiast trying his best to understand and summarize complex information he doesn't have first-hand knowledge of. He's never pretended to be an engineer. I think the value is in getting inspired to dig deeper when he shows you something interesting.
hinkley 4y ago
> I work in space. My only defense is that Ted Lasso Season III lands next week: YOU WORK IN SPACE?!? Man the commute must be terrible.
lostlogin 4y ago
Can you clarify, do you ‘work in this space’, or ‘work in space’? Both work and it’s interesting.

peterfirefly 4y ago

> He has large gaps in his knowledge Yes. > but presents himself as extremely knowledgeable. No.

LargeTomato 4y ago
Yeah he has an extreme level of confidence. Tweeting Elon about how to architect the landing fins to use "fish scale biomimickry"? That's ridiculous.
- LawTalkingGuy 4y ago
  He didn't. He tweeted that he's surprised the tiles don't need to be overlapped to avoid blowing off but didn't suggest that Elon change them. https://mobile.twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/1442631530224959488 https://mobile.twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/14426315302...
JshWright 4y ago
Perhaps he has gotten better at that in recent years. I got put off his early content for the very that very reason and haven't bothered to go back.

sho_hn 4y ago

> but presents himself as extremely knowledgeable I don't get this sense at all. I've been watching his channel for a couple of years, and I've consistently found him to portray himself as a fan/enthusiast trying his best to understand and summarize complex information he doesn't have first-hand knowledge of. He's never pretended to be an engineer. I think the value is in getting inspired to dig deeper when he shows you something interesting.

hinkley 4y ago

> I work in space. My only defense is that Ted Lasso Season III lands next week: YOU WORK IN SPACE?!? Man the commute must be terrible.

lostlogin 4y ago

Can you clarify, do you ‘work in this space’, or ‘work in space’? Both work and it’s interesting.