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> From what I understand (and I may be completely wrong), those "astonishing and good" parts, about the design of the vehicle itself, were already mostly in pla
by robertlagrant 3y ago
> From what I understand (and I may be completely wrong), those "astonishing and good" parts, about the design of the vehicle itself, were already mostly in place before Musk managed to place himself as Tesla's CEO (which is an interesting story in itself).
I find it very hard to know what's true about such a polarising figure. Personally I don't think it's likely that Musk has done what he's done without talent and a lot of hard work, especially in an age of constant iconoclasm. But I could be wrong.
- epgui 3y agoI think a big part of the problem is that people tend to see things in black and white (or rather, fail to account for nuance). Elon is a massively intelligent and business savvy guy with strong engineering talent. He is also unhinged and an absolute idiot. Both things are true at the same time and in different ways. People tend to let one of the two perspectives overwhelm their impression of him as a whole.
- robertlagrant 3y agoI think it depends how you assess people. It's "Says the thing a large group of us have deemed impolite" vs "Working hard to build an optimistic future based on large technological improvements". I can imagine people who take the time to be good at assessing either of those find it hard to care about or understand the other one.