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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: 0.21s | source
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djcooley ◴[15 Sep 16 21:09 UTC] No.12509856[source]▶
I have all the respect in the world for what Mr. Musk has accomplished, but it has come at an amazing cost to the people around him.

He is worshiped from afar but reviled by many the closer you get to his inner circle. Go read "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future."

The question I always ask myself with the people who move mountains is what cost did that progress come at? What would someone's spouse, kids, friends, etc. say about the person?

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_RPM ◴[15 Sep 16 21:18 UTC] No.12509898[source]▶
People that worship another person generally aren't well informed. For example, people look at Elon Musk like he's a pop culture icon -- I see people talking about him on my news feed all the time, yet these people aren't even technical. It's just a way for someone to identify to some type of group. Oh look what Elon's doing, he's so great. My reaction is, why are you sharing press articles about this person? Does it make you feel better about yourself?
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MPSimmons ◴[15 Sep 16 23:46 UTC] No.12510809[source]▶
Are you accusing Elon Musk of being the thinking man's Kim Kardashian?
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1. AstralStorm ◴[16 Sep 16 07:14 UTC] No.12512408[source]▶
There were a few like him before, but none as successful or as rich. Previously, we had: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, that president of GM. And more.

Compared to them, Musk is taking a much harder, potentially more important cause.