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> SpaceX is owned by a man who seems to be getting ever more unhinged by the day How so? Surely you're not claiming that shitposting on Twitter/X is some kind

> SpaceX is owned by a man who seems to be getting ever more unhinged by the day How so? Surely you're not claiming that shitposting on Twitter/X is some kind of objective assessment of a person's mentality?

kube-system 2y ago
I agree in that his shitposting isn't indicative of any change. Musk has always been a wildcard. That's part of the reason how he's made it to the position he's in now to begin with.
michaelt 2y ago
Even if the tweets are just locker room talk if the CEO of a business whose primary revenue source is money from advertisers tells advertisers to fuck off and when they do instead of apologising or rolling anything back, sues them over it and if this is part of a pattern of unpredictable behaviour covering everything from calling a cave rescue diver a paedophile to accidentally buying a $44 billion company while trying to prank the SEC to make a point some would say that is not the level of boring, levelheaded rationality you want from the man who can decide whether your astronauts get home or not
- naasking 2y ago
  > and if this is part of a pattern of unpredictable behaviour This is just re-asserting the opinion that he's unhinged rather than shitposting for entertainment. Nothing you've presented suggests anything "unhinged", and investors can decide for themselves if his "risky behaviour" warrants their money. > from the man who can decide whether your astronauts get home or not If you seriously think Musk would decide to not assist, you're deluded. Not only would he not do this for personal ethical reasons and his interest in space exploration, he knows most of his staff would resign in protest, and that would also be the end of SpaceX's government contracts, and thus basically the end of SpaceX. If he's truly unhinged as you claim, then you can expect that this will happen sometime soon. I won't hold my breath.
  - michaelt 2y ago
    > he knows most of his staff would resign in protest, and that would also be the end of SpaceX's government contracts, and thus basically the end of SpaceX. I agree - it would be completely irrational. I just think Musk does irrational things from time to time. There's nothing wrong with that, it's his right as a private individual. I do irrational things myself sometimes. But if I was at NASA in charge of manned space flight and you gave me a choice of staking my crew's safety on Musk alone, or Musk but with Starliner as a backup option I would keep the backup option around

kube-system 2y ago

I agree in that his shitposting isn't indicative of any change. Musk has always been a wildcard. That's part of the reason how he's made it to the position he's in now to begin with.

michaelt 2y ago

Even if the tweets are just locker room talk if the CEO of a business whose primary revenue source is money from advertisers tells advertisers to fuck off and when they do instead of apologising or rolling anything back, sues them over it and if this is part of a pattern of unpredictable behaviour covering everything from calling a cave rescue diver a paedophile to accidentally buying a $44 billion company while trying to prank the SEC to make a point some would say that is not the level of boring, levelheaded rationality you want from the man who can decide whether your astronauts get home or not

naasking 2y ago
> and if this is part of a pattern of unpredictable behaviour This is just re-asserting the opinion that he's unhinged rather than shitposting for entertainment. Nothing you've presented suggests anything "unhinged", and investors can decide for themselves if his "risky behaviour" warrants their money. > from the man who can decide whether your astronauts get home or not If you seriously think Musk would decide to not assist, you're deluded. Not only would he not do this for personal ethical reasons and his interest in space exploration, he knows most of his staff would resign in protest, and that would also be the end of SpaceX's government contracts, and thus basically the end of SpaceX. If he's truly unhinged as you claim, then you can expect that this will happen sometime soon. I won't hold my breath.
- michaelt 2y ago
  > he knows most of his staff would resign in protest, and that would also be the end of SpaceX's government contracts, and thus basically the end of SpaceX. I agree - it would be completely irrational. I just think Musk does irrational things from time to time. There's nothing wrong with that, it's his right as a private individual. I do irrational things myself sometimes. But if I was at NASA in charge of manned space flight and you gave me a choice of staking my crew's safety on Musk alone, or Musk but with Starliner as a backup option I would keep the backup option around