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I’m neither an Elon fanboy nor a hater. But I do wonder both what he possesses and is possessed by to have created not just a successful company, but era-defini
by Biologist123 2y ago
I’m neither an Elon fanboy nor a hater. But I do wonder both what he possesses and is possessed by to have created not just a successful company, but era-defining companies plural.
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- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoSpaceX is era defining. The rest are pretty run of the mill. One could also say that SpaceX happened because the US desperately needed a launch vehicle of their own.
- ben_w 2y agoHmm. I would argue that Tesla became era-defining by the efforts of Musk; and I get the impression that within the USA Tesla is still leading with regard to electric personal transport. Worldwide is a different matter: other brands have learned lessons, replicated what he did right, improved on what he did wrong — so while he's still defined the beginning of the era of electric cars, he's no longer important to the ongoing success of them.