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But that's exactly where we are with electric cars. Only the Chinese have good ones. Surely we don't think they had to wait until Elon figured it out.
by dtagames 4mo ago
But that's exactly where we are with electric cars. Only the Chinese have good ones. Surely we don't think they had to wait until Elon figured it out.
- satvikpendem 4mo agoThey did, actually, as Tesla entering the US is what spurred innovation from them, as the Chinese government pointed to Tesla as something native car makers should emulate. Before the introduction of Tesla in the Chinese market it wasn't nearly as good as today. https://fortune.com/2024/08/09/elon-musk-may-not-fully-understand-teslas-catfish-role-in-the-china-tank/ https://fortune.com/2024/08/09/elon-musk-may-not-fully-under...
- dtagames 4mo agoTo my mind, that's evidence of China's long and effective history of copying innovation and scaling it up. That process is agnostic as to the source of the invention. If someone else had popularized electric cars, China would still be the dominant maker. In other words, a person with Elon's demonstrated values isn't a requirement for inventing something important for society. I would argue that it holds back the actual potential of world-changing intentions if your personal values are about escaping this world because you have the money to do so, in your unrealistic sci-fi fantasy book world. In the real world, not even a single person lives on the moon/Mars nor would benefit in any way from doing so, though their existence would be at great expense -- paid to Elon by taxpayers. So, no thanks.
- satvikpendem 4mo agoI don't care what Elon personally believes as long as the tech he's making makes it out to general users. If anything, his companies are directly related to extraterrestrial territories like Starlink for Internet communication and electric vehicles and solar cells because there is no petroleum on Mars. So not sure why you're talking about his values like they mean anything (or don't).