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Maybe you need to read it coming directly from Elon's dad then? [0][1] [0] https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-emerald-mine https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-e

by piva00 2y ago

Maybe you need to read it coming directly from Elon's dad then? [0][1] [0] https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-emerald-mine https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-emerald-mine [1] https://www.the-sun.com/news/7911051/elon-musks-dad-errol-emerald-business/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/7911051/elon-musks-dad-errol-em...

valval 2y ago
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- piva00 2y ago
  I'd invite you to give a counterpoint to what I posted, this type of post is not really in line with the guidelines of HN. You're a dad, act like an adult, please.
  - valval 2y ago
    You’re a bitter conspiracy theorist, inviting nothing but ridicule.
    - piva00 2y ago
      Again, act like an adult and within the guidelines of this forum. I invite you to read them again in case you missed/forgot: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html As you noticed by your flagged comment, it doesn't matter what you think of me (I really don't care) but it matters how you behave here. It's ironic because this pathetic behaviour seems much more enticing to ridicule than someone sharing opinions :) don't be pathetic.
      - valval 2y ago
        Well done taking the high road, Marx.
        piva00 2y ago
        Thank you!
Jensson 2y ago
Getting money for living expenses as you study is the life of the average middle class student in USA, he didn't say it funded Musks ventures. The emerald mine made them rich compared to other Africans, but that doesn't say much compared to the average American.
- piva00 2y ago
  Would there be any ventures if Errol didn't fund Elon's trip to the USA? That's the point, without the emerald mining funding there would be no Elon in the USA, no Elon taking risks in ventures, etc. It can't be looked at in a vacuum of "he didn't get direct money for his ventures", it was only possible for Elon to start ventures because of the emerald mines.
  - WalterBright 2y ago
    I know several people who emigrated to the US with a suitcase and became millionaires. None of them had a family emerald mine, or any family wealth at all. If you live in the USA already, why didn't you start SpaceX? Millions of immigrants come to the USA. Why didn't anyone else start SpaceX?
    - acuozzo 2y ago
      Anecdotal, but… I'd be willing to put the time and effort in to start a company, but I would not be willing to lose my home or fail to provide for my wife & three children in the process as neither my wife nor I have any family capable of taking us in.
      - WalterBright 2y ago
        You're risk averse. That's fine - but it does not justify being envious of those who do take risks. Musk bet everything he had on Tesla, and at one point was within hours of personal bankruptcy as well as Tesla's.
        2y ago

by piva00 2y ago

valval 2y ago

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piva00 2y ago
I'd invite you to give a counterpoint to what I posted, this type of post is not really in line with the guidelines of HN. You're a dad, act like an adult, please.
- valval 2y ago
  You’re a bitter conspiracy theorist, inviting nothing but ridicule.
  - piva00 2y ago
    Again, act like an adult and within the guidelines of this forum. I invite you to read them again in case you missed/forgot: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html As you noticed by your flagged comment, it doesn't matter what you think of me (I really don't care) but it matters how you behave here. It's ironic because this pathetic behaviour seems much more enticing to ridicule than someone sharing opinions :) don't be pathetic.
    - valval 2y ago
      Well done taking the high road, Marx.
      - piva00 2y ago
        Thank you!

Jensson 2y ago

Getting money for living expenses as you study is the life of the average middle class student in USA, he didn't say it funded Musks ventures. The emerald mine made them rich compared to other Africans, but that doesn't say much compared to the average American.

piva00 2y ago
Would there be any ventures if Errol didn't fund Elon's trip to the USA? That's the point, without the emerald mining funding there would be no Elon in the USA, no Elon taking risks in ventures, etc. It can't be looked at in a vacuum of "he didn't get direct money for his ventures", it was only possible for Elon to start ventures because of the emerald mines.
- WalterBright 2y ago
  I know several people who emigrated to the US with a suitcase and became millionaires. None of them had a family emerald mine, or any family wealth at all. If you live in the USA already, why didn't you start SpaceX? Millions of immigrants come to the USA. Why didn't anyone else start SpaceX?
  - acuozzo 2y ago
    Anecdotal, but… I'd be willing to put the time and effort in to start a company, but I would not be willing to lose my home or fail to provide for my wife & three children in the process as neither my wife nor I have any family capable of taking us in.
    - WalterBright 2y ago
      You're risk averse. That's fine - but it does not justify being envious of those who do take risks. Musk bet everything he had on Tesla, and at one point was within hours of personal bankruptcy as well as Tesla's.
      - 2y ago