Heartbreaker
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I have no opinion as to if SpaceX will go to Mars or not (I don’t care) but I think SpaceX has dramatically improved the world by cutting the costs to put something into orbit into a tiny fraction of what it cost not very long ago. This is a major achievement that should not be glossed over. People will say this is due to government contracts and sure but ULA had access to the same contracts (and more, really) and didn’t do shit.
Agreed. Both SpaceX and Tesla are companies doing impressive work. It's OK to say that. Doesn't' make Musk a decent human being.
I definitely agree that Thiel is trying to end democracy, he’s made no secret of it, but I’m not so sure about Musk. He might be, but considering the almost comical levels of incompetence he’s shown here so far my bets are hedged on the side of stupidity and neediness.
Yeah, Musk seems more like a useful idiot for the real players, and he seems fairly easy to manipulate, with his fragile ego.
Twitter before Musk did not operate in China precisely for this reason so China had no leverage. Now China has massive leverage over Twitter and it’s very clear Musk knows it.
I keep waiting for a Chinese official to complain about something on Twitter, and see Musk snap into line.