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So, two distinct comments: - We, as a species, tend to attribute way too much credit to the people in key roles and not enough to the people around them. You
by Fede_V 11y ago
So, two distinct comments:
- We, as a species, tend to attribute way too much credit to the people in key roles and not enough to the people around them. You see this in sports, in tech, and in politics. I wish there was a name for this cognitive failure, because I see it all the time and it really deserves its own name.
- The second point - as to the merit of Musk. You've already discussed his managerial and technical excellence - but for me, what sets him aside from many other highly talented peers (Zuckerberg, Page, etc) is that he focused on very concrete 'solid' problems. Facebook is a marvel, but to me, rocket science will always remain more impressive than social media. This willingness to take on incredibly difficult problems is something that I really admire - which is also why I love what Gates is trying to do with his foundation.
- stefantalpalaru 11y ago> I wish there was a name for this cognitive failure, because I see it all the time and it really deserves its own name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality
- ForHackernews 11y agoAlso the (largely discredited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Man_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Man_theory
- cconcepts 11y agoYeah I've learned to show respect to Gates too
- calibraxis 11y agoAn aspect of authoritarianism? (That is, the more someone’s affected by it, the more they’ll notice those on top of a hierarchy, as opposed to subordinates?)
- myth_buster 11y agoI also admire the fact that he is willing to throw everything in to see a project succeed. Case in point is he coming close to bankruptcy (in 2008? )while trying to keep SpaceX running. Also the fact that he could run three major companies in parallel. The amount of context switching he would have to do would be incredible.