Elon Musk: Smartest Guy in The World or Complete Clown?

[Mazderati]

Almost 50 posts in this thread telling everyone how much you don't care.

[Trackhead]

Almost 50 posts in this thread telling everyone how much you don't care.

Make it 51.

I find him amusing.

[Meadow Skipper]

Almost 50 posts in this thread telling everyone how much you don't care.

lol

Make it 51.

I find him amusing.

Think other people do too?

[dan_pdx]

Remember when he turned off starlink to foil a Ukrainian drone attack? And presumably you didn't notice that he's more or less removed moderation on Twitter?

Your take that he has no influence is mistaken. When he was just a loud buffoon, he got about the same amount of attention as the Jerry of the day. Now that he's inserting himself into the news cycle in a more material way, he's getting more attention. It's still kind of like being unable to look away from a car crash, but I think there are valid reasons why people care about him.

[mcski]

200B has influence even if it’s full retard

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Elon gives a fuck, otherwise he wouldn’t be constantly posting on X seeking validation.

I find it amusing that even the wealthiest people are prone to insecurity


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[heckacali]

It will be easier to get people to buy into his "occupy Mars" movement If he is successful at making Earth a war-torn hateful polluted shit hole first...



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[Garbowski]

I have been pretty disappointed we have not been able to ship him and his ilk to Mars yet. Maybe we need to increase his funding.

[grabtindy]

1 year ago Elon claims that about 2 MILLION people have preordered the Cybertruck: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybe...e-hook-demand/
Jump to today and you can by a Cybertruck for immediate delivery despite estimated production is only around 25k units to date: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck/design#overview

So only about 1% of paid preorders fulfilled their order? Yikes.

[Self Jupiter]

Elon gives a fuck, otherwise he wouldn’t be constantly posting on X seeking validation.

I find it amusing that even the wealthiest people are prone to insecurity


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Major insecurity is a hell of a motivator

[skaredshtles]

It will be easier to get people to buy into his "occupy Mars" movement If he is successful at making the world a war-torn hateful polluted shit hole first

That's some 4-D Hungry Hungry Hippos he's playing!

[evdog]

He can self destruct per his own desires.

Reminds me of a quote I heard recently that seems relevant here:

"An evil enemy will burn his country to the ground just so he can rule over the ashes"

[TahoeJ]

Elon gives a fuck, otherwise he wouldn’t be constantly posting on X seeking validation.

I find it amusing that even the wealthiest people are prone to insecurity

It’s mind boggling to me how these psychos continue to carry on. The second I was worth even a fraction of that I’d retire to my mega yacht and fuck 24 year old models all day like Leo. That guy gets it.

[Trackhead]

Reminds me of a quote I heard recently that seems relevant here:

"An evil enemy will burn his country to the ground just so he can rule over the ashes"

Seems accurate.

[subtle plague]

I’d retire to my mega yacht and fuck 24 year old models all day like Leo. That guy gets it.

I aspire to become a philosopher like thus Leo guy. Who is he that guides the way?

[m2711c]

there can be only one…





fact.

[plugboots]

I haven’t had a reason really to post here, but I was talking with my brother about the new car technologies, and he’s saying that if it’s hydrogen fuel cell, that Musk and his engineers are working on it, because he knows jet propulsion.
In other words, he trusts Musk more than Toyota to do it right. There’s nothing about Musk and hydrogen fuel technology that I could find, but of course, that tracks with what he’s saying, (that they’re secretive).
I mean, Toyota knows how to make good cars, and they’ve been talking about hydrogen fuel cell for a while.

[jono]

I'm missing something. Can you connect the jet propulsion to the fuel cells? What's common there?

[plugboots]

I know, that’s kind of what I’m thinking. He’s sort of saying that they use hydrogen fuel for jet propulsion (I think).

[MultiVerse]

There's talk lately showcasing each generation of the SpaceX Raptor engines, maybe that somehow got conflated with cars. In spite of his behavior, Elon's companies are capable of attracting and hiring engineering talent:



The latest engine uses fewer parts, is a lot more powerful and more efficient than previous generations.

[jono]

Never underestimate engineers' desire to work on cool shit. Offering that and some minimum income, whether an organization enables success is the first relevant obstacle.

[MultiVerse]

Yep

[k2skier112]

There's talk lately showcasing each generation of the SpaceX Raptor engines, maybe that somehow got conflated with cars. In spite of his behavior, Elon's companies are capable of attracting and hiring engineering talent:



The latest engine uses fewer parts, is a lot more powerful and more efficient than previous generations.

Interesting, looks like a turbo on a jet engine

Do you all really think Elon is a rocket scientist

He hires people that are smart

[MultiVerse]

That's quite literally what I wrote. And yeah each engine, weighing less than most cars, uses two turbines one for the oxygen oxidizer and one for the methane fuel to pre-inject preburnt fuel at more than 5,000PSI into the main combustion chamber generating more than 600,000 pounds of thrust.

[TahoeJ]

So… hydrogen fuel cell vehicles aren’t exactly new. Many buses operate on the technology but for cars it’s not cost effective or more efficient than batteries. What are we even talking about here?