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Musk has his faults, but most of his critics have nothing close to his risk-taking ability and grit. It’s usually people who have hardly ever risked anything t
by blackhawkC17 2y ago
Musk has his faults, but most of his critics have nothing close to his risk-taking ability and grit.
It’s usually people who have hardly ever risked anything to start a business, nonetheless in a cutthroat industry.
If you gave most people $180 million, they’ll happily retire into the sunset, not invest it in very risky electric car and aerospace companies like Musk.
- kibwen 2y agoOnce you have enough money for you and your children to live comfortably for the rest of your lives without lifting a finger, there is no risk whatsoever to spending whatever money you have left over. At no point was Elon Musk ever risking his comfort or the future of his family's financial well-being, unlike actual rags-to-riches entrepreneurs with skin in the game and actual consequences for failure.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThis applies to every billionaire and millionaire, he risked a larger percentage of his wealth than 99% of them.
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- WalterBright 2y agoIf you read his biography, he was at one point within 4 hours of being reduced to a net worth of about $100,000. He risked everything he had. He also came to this country with nothing but a suitcase, slept in youth hostels, and took sanitation jobs to support himself. He's exactly the classic American self-made zillionaire industrialist.