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I think a lot of the criticism is political. When you separate from that, Elon has had a profound impact on space and automotive. He isn't perfect and has certa
by underseacables 2y ago
I think a lot of the criticism is political. When you separate from that, Elon has had a profound impact on space and automotive. He isn't perfect and has certainly made many mistakes, but there isn't really anyone like him pushing technology forward like this.
- parthianshotgun 2y agoIf you do the right thing for the wrong reasons the work becomes corrupted, impure, and ultimately self destructive.
- option 2y agoand if you do nothing or fail to execute for good reasons you do not matter
- parthianshotgun 2y agoI don't think you understood what I was trying to express
- electriclove 2y agoHe is doing the right thing, for the right reasons. He wants to preserve humanity’s existence into the future. EVERYTHING he does is driven by this
- parthianshotgun 2y agoI have a bridge to sell you then
- lesuorac 2y agoIt's pretty funny, there was so much pent up demand for EVs that the one guy that actually did it not as a political stunt became a billionaire. It's not like they didn't have a chance to either, they all developed EVs as side projects [1]. Some of which were incredibly loved by their leasers (?) [2]. [1]: https://avt.inl.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fsev/HistoryOfElectricCars.pdf https://avt.inl.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fsev/HistoryOfEl... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F
- WalterBright 2y agoAnybody could put batteries in a kit car and sell it. And people did, but they didn't make much of any money for it. What Musk did is: 1. add regenerative braking 2. design the look of the car to be exciting Those two things are the critical engineering innovations Musk did.