Archived I am a person on the internet who thinks Elon Musk is an idiot, fight me (ama)
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Archived I am a person on the internet who thinks Elon Musk is an idiot, fight me (ama)
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[–] discoball 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Not an idiot, a snake.
He puts on a liberal mask to appeal to his tech buddies, Reddit, and the mainstream media, in order to sell overpriced electric cars, pushing a green angle while knowing damn well that lithium-ion is dangerous and mining it is bad for the environment. Not as bad as oil, but give me a break.
Elon then takes on a role in the Trump administration, does nothing for a couple months, and makes stepping down from his do-nothing gig look like an act of rebellion, causing a media bonanza. Meanwhile, he's busted donating a briefcase full of cash to Protect The House, a Republican Super PAC. I guess Mr. Musk doesn't mind Trump's policies so long as he stands to benefit from them. He'll scream "muh Paris" into six different microphones, but it looks like the man behind the curtain kinda likes that whole 'putting tariffs on imported cars' idea, and is willing to dig deep to make it happen.
Elon is great at starting companies, or so I've been told. He's an innovator, a maverick standing on the shoulders of giants. Except, he's not. He didn't create Tesla. He joined the fledgling startup back in 2003 and proceeded to throw a sociopathic amount of cash at it. He did, however, create X.com, a startup that was destined to fail until, for whatever reason, Peter Thiel merged with him. Thiel, I should mention, decided not to use the X.com brand.
I suppose one could make the argument that, though Elon Musk created some cool startups, Peter Thiel created Elon Musk.
I'll give the man his credit, though. SpaceX is an Elon original, and it's brilliant. He landed a freaking rocket on a barge in the middle of the ocean, making NASA look as outdated and inefficient as the IRS. Big win for Elon. Of course, he funded his cool space project using millions in government handouts, not loans, but I think he stopped wearing his libertarian mask prior to starting SpaceX, so it's all good.
In conclusion, Elon Musk is a man who came to America with nothing but the shoes on his feet, $2000 in his pocket, and an immigration loophole. He's managed to start some big companies, and isn't scared to take risks despite having nothing to fall back on if he fails, excluding his rich father, the man who drove little Elon to school in a $500,000 Rolls and owns an Emerald Mine. Liberals love Elon because "muh environment". Libertarians love Elon because "muh capitalism".
I, on the other hand, love Elon because he taught me that being rich and unethical is all is takes to be successful in America, something I'll cherish forever.
[–] QuickMafs [S] ago
Well put, not sure about the lithium thing though. It really takes a genius to ride the government handout wave/s
[–] ARsandOutdoors ago
(https://youtu.be/50rXYrFCQMw) lithium mining