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The counterpoint to that is that people with a loudmouth and promotional attitude are proven to be more often than not like the monorail guy from the Simpsons

The counterpoint to that is that people with a loudmouth and promotional attitude are proven to be more often than not like the monorail guy from the Simpsons Especially as it pertains public transport systems.

mixmastamyk 3y ago
Right, because paypal, spacex, and tesla have a track record of being complete failures. So the "foaming at the mouth" is warranted. Twitter is kind of a mess, but not the same kind of project I think. It is ultimately unfixable to a large degree.
- JumpinJack_Cash 3y ago
  > > Right, because paypal, spacex, and tesla have a track record of being complete failures Musk was kicked from Paypal in the early days, and yes...SpaceX and Tesla have done nothing for the consumer, they are 2 companies leeching off government money for political goals. Musk managed to be the vehicle of both Left wing goals (climate change and electrification) and right wing goals (Military-Insustrial complex domination of space), if they went bust tomorrow the consumer won't be affected one bit.
  - mixmastamyk 3y ago
    > SpaceX and Tesla have done nothing They revolutionized two major industries as a matter of fact. People benefit from their existence every day. Trying to dismiss that is silly—it's the most objective part of the argument.
    - JumpinJack_Cash 3y ago
      > > They revolutionized two major industries Re-inventing the wheel for political reasons isn't a merit. I remember life before Amazon, before Windows, before the iPhone, before Facebook, before Uber....those were real struggles and the quality of life jump that such companies provided is tangible. Life before Tesla actually meant nicer quality interiors, buttons and doing away with the touchscreen nonsense which is a danger that should be abolished by the government People who claim Tesla and SpaceX are a revolution are so brainwashed that they can't even compute where their quality of life comes from. Or more likely they treat the stock as it was a product but it's not and won't ever be.

mixmastamyk 3y ago

Right, because paypal, spacex, and tesla have a track record of being complete failures. So the "foaming at the mouth" is warranted. Twitter is kind of a mess, but not the same kind of project I think. It is ultimately unfixable to a large degree.

JumpinJack_Cash 3y ago
> > Right, because paypal, spacex, and tesla have a track record of being complete failures Musk was kicked from Paypal in the early days, and yes...SpaceX and Tesla have done nothing for the consumer, they are 2 companies leeching off government money for political goals. Musk managed to be the vehicle of both Left wing goals (climate change and electrification) and right wing goals (Military-Insustrial complex domination of space), if they went bust tomorrow the consumer won't be affected one bit.
- mixmastamyk 3y ago
  > SpaceX and Tesla have done nothing They revolutionized two major industries as a matter of fact. People benefit from their existence every day. Trying to dismiss that is silly—it's the most objective part of the argument.
  - JumpinJack_Cash 3y ago
    > > They revolutionized two major industries Re-inventing the wheel for political reasons isn't a merit. I remember life before Amazon, before Windows, before the iPhone, before Facebook, before Uber....those were real struggles and the quality of life jump that such companies provided is tangible. Life before Tesla actually meant nicer quality interiors, buttons and doing away with the touchscreen nonsense which is a danger that should be abolished by the government People who claim Tesla and SpaceX are a revolution are so brainwashed that they can't even compute where their quality of life comes from. Or more likely they treat the stock as it was a product but it's not and won't ever be.