Please fix the title editorialization.
Tesla founder Elon Musk may be headed for a "stunning fall"
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#22Heard the same arguments when Musk tried to get into rockets. He has no experience making rockets. Then there was the naysaying when Apple was first getting into phones. What does Apple know about phones? How can they possibly compete with the likes of Nokia? Often industries are disrupted by newcomers who aren't constrained by the thinking of the existing players. Yes, Musk can't violate the laws of physics or econo…
Perfectly stated
Besides that, even if he fails I am happy to have lived with someone like him among us.
Every time I see these negative media people pulling the right things down and the wrong things up, I feel these blokes are by design all about increasing entropy (Could be true!). There is no fix for broken media so to speak.
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#23Says the people that do nothing but report the news.
"She can tell you bout a plane crash, with a gleam in her eyes. They love to cut you down to size."
Re: Tesla founder Elon Musk may be headed for a "stunning fall"
#24Heard the same arguments when Musk tried to get into rockets. He has no experience making rockets. Then there was the naysaying when Apple was first getting into phones. What does Apple know about phones? How can they possibly compete with the likes of Nokia? Often industries are disrupted by newcomers who aren't constrained by the thinking of the existing players. Yes, Musk can't violate the laws of physics or econo…
Indeed. The article ignores the history of success in the face of comments just like this one.
Example: Many, many naysayers said the idea that Tesla could begin shipping the Model S to customers in 2012 was absurd, that they were naive and didn't understand the complexities of building a vehicle like Detroit does, etc. Well, they just did it.
Before that, everyone said nobody would buy electric vehicles because (a) you can't get them over 100 miles in range, so nobody will want them, and (b) because there is no charging infrastructure. So Tesla just built bigger/better batteries and built a charging infrastructure.
The problem with articles like this is they are just some random guy saying stuff and it doesn't matter to him ultimately if what he is saying is correct.
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#26I'm a reluctant fan of Musk at very best. I admire his accomplishments, but I wouldn't shed too many tears if he "failed".
With my prejudices being what they are, I'm part of the core target audience for this piece. This piece is, however, an embarrassment even by editorial standards. It consists of sensationalist claims followed by hypothetical straw man arguments("if he thinks x and y then z may happen" - seriously?).
Re: Tesla founder Elon Musk may be headed for a "stunning fall"
#27First they ignore you,
then they laugh at you,
then they fight you,
then you win.
Re: Tesla founder Elon Musk may be headed for a "stunning fall"
#28Heard the same arguments when Musk tried to get into rockets. He has no experience making rockets. Then there was the naysaying when Apple was first getting into phones. What does Apple know about phones? How can they possibly compete with the likes of Nokia? Often industries are disrupted by newcomers who aren't constrained by the thinking of the existing players. Yes, Musk can't violate the laws of physics or econo…
This article promotes sensationalism at best. It is an opinionated piece mixing facts and fiction to prove a point.
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#29Finally a modicum of reality on HN.
Re: Tesla founder Elon Musk may be headed for a "stunning fall"
#30Heard the same arguments when Musk tried to get into rockets. He has no experience making rockets. Then there was the naysaying when Apple was first getting into phones. What does Apple know about phones? How can they possibly compete with the likes of Nokia? Often industries are disrupted by newcomers who aren't constrained by the thinking of the existing players. Yes, Musk can't violate the laws of physics or econo…
Agree, Innovation is not going to come from the people who know in and out of it or who are experts in it,
but is from one who comes from outside and questions 'Why we do it like that?'