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Or spaceX is the only firm that inspires engineers to work hard, and take (calculated) risk. To move quick. A lot of defense and aerospace is not used to the S

Or spaceX is the only firm that inspires engineers to work hard, and take (calculated) risk. To move quick. A lot of defense and aerospace is not used to the Silicon Valley mindset. Gotta give Elon credit in achieving what he did with spacex

tweetle_beetle 2y ago
Let's be realistic though, it's nothing to do with the 'Silicon Valley mindset'. It's just the classical route to dethroning a poor-performing incumbant - hire good talent, throw lots of money at reasearch and stay focused on the smallest targets where you can demonstrate the biggest progress. Despite his projected persona, Musk would love nothing more than to get to the position of being the bloated encumbant supplier with guaranteed government contracts regardless of results.
- dotnet00 2y ago
  >Despite his projected persona, Musk would love nothing more than to get to the position of being the bloated encumbant supplier with guaranteed government contracts regardless of results. I'm impressed you can keep saying this nonsense despite how SpaceX operates being pretty well documented.
  - danielheath 2y ago
    I mean, what wealthy person wouldn't like to be on the "free money" train?
    - _factor 2y ago
      One with an absurd amount of money that actually focuses on improving society and science. Instead we have Musk, and you’re probably right.
      - hoseja 2y ago
        Oh so he doesn't focus on "improving society and science" by throwing money into jaws of NGOs but by trying to make us actually spacefaring.
        _factor 2y ago
        Musk has done some impressive things for himself. Along the way he’s helped out society. Now it seems as though he’s done with that and cares more about changing it match his image.
    - rockemsockem 2y ago
      We do have a large number of wealthy people who are all about that and I find it mind boggling. What kind of idiot decides that the most important thing to them after they already have over a billion dollars is to get more? Why not try to do new risky things that are unlocked by that money? How're they really just all about a "number go up" game? Fortunately it seems that we also have quite a few wealthy people that actually want to use their money to fund and do new and innovative stuff.
      - danielheath 2y ago
        > We do have a large number of wealthy people who are all about that and I find it mind boggling Selection bias? People who don't care about constantly accumulating more wealth than they need rarely end up obtaining it.

tweetle_beetle 2y ago

Let's be realistic though, it's nothing to do with the 'Silicon Valley mindset'. It's just the classical route to dethroning a poor-performing incumbant - hire good talent, throw lots of money at reasearch and stay focused on the smallest targets where you can demonstrate the biggest progress. Despite his projected persona, Musk would love nothing more than to get to the position of being the bloated encumbant supplier with guaranteed government contracts regardless of results.

dotnet00 2y ago
>Despite his projected persona, Musk would love nothing more than to get to the position of being the bloated encumbant supplier with guaranteed government contracts regardless of results. I'm impressed you can keep saying this nonsense despite how SpaceX operates being pretty well documented.
- danielheath 2y ago
  I mean, what wealthy person wouldn't like to be on the "free money" train?
  - _factor 2y ago
    One with an absurd amount of money that actually focuses on improving society and science. Instead we have Musk, and you’re probably right.
    - hoseja 2y ago
      Oh so he doesn't focus on "improving society and science" by throwing money into jaws of NGOs but by trying to make us actually spacefaring.
      - _factor 2y ago
        Musk has done some impressive things for himself. Along the way he’s helped out society. Now it seems as though he’s done with that and cares more about changing it match his image.
  - rockemsockem 2y ago
    We do have a large number of wealthy people who are all about that and I find it mind boggling. What kind of idiot decides that the most important thing to them after they already have over a billion dollars is to get more? Why not try to do new risky things that are unlocked by that money? How're they really just all about a "number go up" game? Fortunately it seems that we also have quite a few wealthy people that actually want to use their money to fund and do new and innovative stuff.
    - danielheath 2y ago
      > We do have a large number of wealthy people who are all about that and I find it mind boggling Selection bias? People who don't care about constantly accumulating more wealth than they need rarely end up obtaining it.