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> an expert at overturning conventional wisdom Did you just invent a field so you can win an argument? Does it mean you revolutionized the field of inventing f

> an expert at overturning conventional wisdom Did you just invent a field so you can win an argument? Does it mean you revolutionized the field of inventing fields to win an argument? What about his less successful ventures like the Boring Company or Solar City? The world is full of one or two hit wonders thinking they have some insight on everything.

WalterBright 1y ago
> one or two hit wonders Very few are two hit. Three is incredibly rare (Steve Jobs). Let's look at his hits: 1. Paypal 2. Tesla 3. SpaceX 4. Starlink 5. xAI 6. Neuralink (looking promising) 7. X (looking promising) 8. Boring (successful, but not a breakout success) 9. Solar City (less successful, now part of Tesla) BTW, Jobs had his failure too - Next By any objective measure, Musk's business success is incredible. I'm not just making an argument. I invested in his companies, and am enjoying the returns.
- chung8123 1y ago
  Does that mean you are invested in Tesla or do you have private stakes in his other companies? Because all the other companies are separate and I feel like some people are investing in Tesla thinking they get part of SpaceX or something
- Gareth321 1y ago
  When you list it like that, it's incredibly impressive. He's clearly autistic, and says and does very socially awkward things, but this is the kind of person which moves society ahead by decades. SpaceX alone has reduced space transport by 10 *times.* Starlink provides internet to everyone, anywhere in the world. [This](https://youtu.be/sX1Y2JMK6g8?si=rV5_BKsbPc2GPg3n&t=195 https://youtu.be/sX1Y2JMK6g8?si=rV5_BKsbPc2GPg3n&t=195) is like something out of a really cool sci-fi, but it's real life. It's going to be in the history books forever.
  - WalterBright 1y ago
    It's so impressive, I would never have believed it possible. What's so sad is how others dismiss it all with "you didn't build that" and other nonsense.

WalterBright 1y ago

> one or two hit wonders Very few are two hit. Three is incredibly rare (Steve Jobs). Let's look at his hits: 1. Paypal 2. Tesla 3. SpaceX 4. Starlink 5. xAI 6. Neuralink (looking promising) 7. X (looking promising) 8. Boring (successful, but not a breakout success) 9. Solar City (less successful, now part of Tesla) BTW, Jobs had his failure too - Next By any objective measure, Musk's business success is incredible. I'm not just making an argument. I invested in his companies, and am enjoying the returns.

chung8123 1y ago
Does that mean you are invested in Tesla or do you have private stakes in his other companies? Because all the other companies are separate and I feel like some people are investing in Tesla thinking they get part of SpaceX or something
Gareth321 1y ago
When you list it like that, it's incredibly impressive. He's clearly autistic, and says and does very socially awkward things, but this is the kind of person which moves society ahead by decades. SpaceX alone has reduced space transport by 10 *times.* Starlink provides internet to everyone, anywhere in the world. [This](https://youtu.be/sX1Y2JMK6g8?si=rV5_BKsbPc2GPg3n&t=195 https://youtu.be/sX1Y2JMK6g8?si=rV5_BKsbPc2GPg3n&t=195) is like something out of a really cool sci-fi, but it's real life. It's going to be in the history books forever.
- WalterBright 1y ago
  It's so impressive, I would never have believed it possible. What's so sad is how others dismiss it all with "you didn't build that" and other nonsense.