In this context, the fact that he's had numerous dud companies does need to come up because it's actually very much on topic. Let's reflect on how we got here.

In this context, the fact that he's had numerous dud companies does need to come up because it's actually very much on topic. Let's reflect on how we got here. 1) xutopia is making the claim [1] (on a thread about how Twitter's rebrand could be a nightmare) that Musk's actions would've costed any other CEO their job. 2) mettamage countered with Musk has only had 1 dud company so far [2] 3) And that leads us to this oversized thread where yes Musk has had many dud companies and "only 1" isn't correct. Whether or not Musk is correct on the Thai diver being a pedophile would not belong in this oversized thread though and as you may not have yet noticed; wasn't brought up. It is in fact possible to have a discussion on a forum (perhaps not major) without bringing up tangential points. Some people can control themselves and so far in this oversized thread they have; it's been very on point besides this meta discussion. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36861849 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36861849 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36863091 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36863091