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They are decorations. Very common for lawyers and finance pros to have similar styles for sales purposes. Elons brand isn’t really being a historian or an acad

• itishappy 2y ago
  I wonder what's on Jeff Bezos' bookshelf. He leans more into the history. https://www.bezosexpeditions.com/updates.html https://www.bezosexpeditions.com/updates.html
• WalterBright 2y ago
  > I don’t think he reads I've read that he's read "Rocketeers" by Belfiore, along with "Rocket Propulsion Elements" and "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics". I have all three. The latter two are very non-trivial. Musk is extremely well informed about technology. The idea that he doesn't read is not compelling.
  • liontwist 2y ago
    > Musk is extremely well informed about technology Yes. That’s different than reading. I’m not ascribing moral value either way.
    • WalterBright 2y ago
      One doesn't become well-informed without reading. I recall debating a historical point with a person who would send me cites in the form of TikTok clips. Coincidentally, I have two entire books on the subject, by two accomplished historians. Both books demolished all of his points. Just for fun, compare a transcript of the movie "Oppenheimer" with the book "The Making of the Atomic Bomb". You're looking at a transcript of the movie of a few pages vs a 750 page small print tome. There's no way "Oppenheimer" makes one well informed about the Manhattan Project.
      • liontwist 2y ago
        If you are arguing reading books is the only way someone can learn about a topic I disagree.