Elon Musk on How to Build the Future

Post by soufron » Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 8:42 PM UTC

hx87 wrote: post #119

soufron wrote: post #93

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The way you say it is a legitimate view. The way he says it is just pontifying. As for the idea that our tools and thoughts are a part of us, it goes way back. As for the PhD thing, I just wanted to mention how arrogant he is. He could at least have some respect for these poor losers.

I'll bet he has plenty of respect for the "poor losers" but little for those who took advantage of them (PhD programs).

Post by AlwaysRock » Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 8:42 PM UTC

mattbeckman wrote: post #61

Having watched a good number of Elon Musk interviews, I wish more interviewers would ask more direct questions. Asking Elon general questions usually results in fairly similar responses to what you have heard before or read in his biography.

Post by jsprogrammer » Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 8:44 PM UTC

marvin wrote: post #114

soufron wrote: post #83

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Affect like how? As of today they're useless, except for Tesla who's motivating car automakers to go towards autonomous cars - but they had the tech before.

Tesla's energy storage enables people to use solar energy at night, without the process being a big hassle. If it gets cheap enough, it will make solar power competitive with fossil power in most scenarios. Currently, the battery installations are a cost-competitive alternative to fossil ways of covering peak load. Calling it useless is probably a stretch. Ditto with Tesla's cars; they aren't a drop-in replacement fo…

Post by misterbishop » Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 8:45 PM UTC

Applejinx wrote: post #158

misterbishop wrote: post #110

How to build the future: Take $5B in public subsidy for boondoggle technologies, and then tell everyone you're fiscally conservative. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-2015...

You see, you've already lost me because nearly everything worthwhile has been funded by public sector money, notably space and the Internet. To my mind, claiming to be 'fiscally conservative' may be a good tactical claim as a CEO of rapidly expanding publically held companies, but in practical terms it's a terrible idea. If Elon is turning public money into technology, I'm enthusiastic about that. I'm sure there are…

Post by antisthenes » Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 8:48 PM UTC

crikli wrote: post #166

trentnix wrote: post #153

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I read something a couple of decades ago that's helped me avoid, occasionally, the mindset that causes me to be a curmudgeon: someone else's success is not my problem. Thats not to say that any particular criticism is unjustified. Just that tearing down someone for its own sake is not good for anyone - rock throwers included.

If only society in general would adopt that perspective. Unfortunately there seems to be a growing sentiment that someone else's success was somehow at their expense and therefore they are owed something by the successful.