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Shadow Boomer's avatar

Is Musk really that intelligent? He never invented anything, he’s more of a businessman who buys things brilliant people create. His enthusiasm about Mars seems kind of foolish to me, quite frankly

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JohnAZ's avatar

Never invented anything? Boy, what a bunch of crap this blog knows about Musk. He is the technical leader and financier of everything he has done. he knows more about the programs than anyone who works for him. He is a slave driver, alienating many former employees. He has invested every dime he has made into new enterprises, each one paying off in the billions. He is responsible for X.Com, Pay Pal, which profits he invested into Tesla, whose profits he invested into Space-X, whose profits he invested into Twitter.

Read his Bio before writing any more bullshit about the man. Until then, you are speaking out of ignorance. And by the way, Musk’s goal is the electrification of the USA and the phasing out of fossil fuels. Tesla would be proud of his name on this company as that is exactly what he wanted a hundred years ago.

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Ron Anselmo's avatar

"Musk’s goal is the electrification of the USA and the phasing out of fossil fuels." ~ JohnAZ

John, electricity as we use it, is not an energy source, it's a means of transmission. Fossil fuels are energy sources - fuel oil and coal - used to generate electricity.

"Tesla would be proud of his name on this company as that is exactly what he wanted a hundred years ago." ~ JohnAZ

Probably not. What Tesla wanted - electrical energy is free - pulled right from the atmosphere - it just needs to be harnessed. Nikola Tesla knew how and would have provided (harnessed) electricity for free.

Remember paying ridiculous amounts of money for long distance phone calls from here to Topeka, because wires? What about now? Dial 'em up on your cell phone. How, with no wires?

His contemporary - Thomas Edison - concurrently pioneered DC electricity, which required a wire to every structure for distribution, which required the end user to write a check every month, in perpetuity, to the provider.

Ok, which inventor do you think the Rockefeller's financed? And which one do you think, they "disappeared" all his work and records.

The Gov still has all Nikola Tesla's work product. Do you think Zuck and his ilk - the billionaire class - are worried about powering up their remote hidey-holes? Probably not.

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JohnAZ's avatar

Whether batteries, MGs, solar or wind, the source is part of the electric system. Electrification in Musk's eyes, Tesla, involves generation and usage of electricity. BTW, George Westinghouse and JP Morgan were involved in the decision making on electrification. BTW, did you know that Musk is getting ready to release a cell phone?

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

I suspect he's trying to give people a dream, like Kennedy gave people a dream with the moon goal.

I think he knows making it to mars would be ridiculously hard, and that we haven't even made it to the moon yet. He's probably going to get the contract to supply the 20 "tanker rockets" that will be needed for a manned moon mission.

By the way, if you have access to X's grok, ask it what technical challenges remain to go to the moon.

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astera's avatar

"we haven't even made it to the moon yet"

THANK YOU!!!!

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Blackbird's avatar

"Is Musk really that intelligent?" I don't think so.

I saw Musk on the famous doobie-smokin' Joe Rogan episode. Musk was talking about something "techie" - I don't remember exactly what - and his explanation was at a high school dropout level of expertise, as if he had no understanding of the technical underpinnings of the subject.

Now of course a lot of people will say, "He was totally high dude, cut him some slack." Even if Musk was so high that he was on the edge of some kind of spiritual epiphany, he would still remember the mechanics of any technological advances he may have been involved with. Contrary to popular belief, cannabis does not erase your mind and turn you into a slobbering vegetable - but it does make doing math in your head an ordeal. Musk's whole stoned act was nothing but a cheap ploy to draw in more disciples (from that awesomely apathetic demographic) - and it worked. A big chunk of the stoner population is now convinced that "the richest man in the world" is going to save us from "the richest men in the world" - and build us a totally cool party pad on Mars, and feed us Brain Chips until we are as smart as he is!

Musk is a psy-op - just like Trump, Biden, Obama, Jobs, Gates, etc. A made (as in manufactured) man. His job is to grab us by the emotions and drag us into the appropriate corral.

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Grant's avatar

My son agrees with you. I am not so sure.

In Musk I detect, I FEEL, I intuit, that he is yes a deeply flawed human being, but also one of great talent, and influence.

My hope, and yes prediction, is that he is what he says he is, trying to right the course of the Titanic before it hits that berg. My guess is that he NOW understands evil forces are attempting the takedown of 'western' civilization and he is adamantly opposed. He may be pondering whether good and evil are actually involved in a struggle? Trump has said God chose him, these people, the MAGA team, feel they are engaged in a struggle which goes beyond the secular world of power and money and nucs. Perhaps they are.

They will make plenty mistakes. But I would be cautious assuming same old.

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William Wallace's avatar

I think you’re smoking the Drapes. Musk isn’t that bright sounds like you have both feet planted firmly in the air.

Come on seriously?

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Strange Bedfellow's avatar

"Contrary to popular belief, cannabis does not erase your mind and turn you into a slobbering vegetable..." ~ Blackbird

LOL

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Lugh's avatar

The Workshop in Antarctica needs more men like you. Don't worry there is a heated pool in this lost city. Just ignore the sign that says, This is not a pool.

Musk is controlled by our rays. It's something like Elmer Fudd on a windy day getting different hats.

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JohnAZ's avatar

Another blog, another chance for Lugh to show his ignorance.

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