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Elon Musk on How to Build the Future

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1106 points sama | 1 comments | 15 Sep 16 18:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.782s | source
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soufron[dead post] ◴[15 Sep 16 18:53 UTC] No.12508752[source]▶
Since when did entrepreneurs decided to speak in scifi-bullshit? "We have a digital tertiary self in the form of out email capabilities, our computers, phones, applications."

And also, arrogant to the point of being funny? "Interviewer: Do you think people that want to be useful today should get PhDs?Elon: Mostly not." LOL.

1. Pfhreak ◴[15 Sep 16 18:58 UTC] No.12508794[source]▶
> Do you think people that want to be useful today should get PhDs? > Elon: Mostly not.

Is this arrogant? I get asked all the time whether a masters in computer science is useful for someone who wants to be a dev. In general, no, a bachelors degree is fine.

Maybe you feel the reverse is the problem, that he's suggesting that some people do need a PhD to be useful? I think there are people and some disciplines for whom getting a PhD greatly expands their ability to contribute.

"Mostly not." Seems like a fair statement to me?