Elon Musk

“If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me,”

Yes please I would like to support elon in this request

Really trying to get out of childcare duties

if i must lose custody of my newborn in the name of the continuation of capitalist activities at any human cost, so be it

Arrest Elon. Send everyone else home. Set the fine at the maximum amount. Jail him for second offense. Deny bail at the third offense.

fun thread:

i mention this a lot, but the tweets always seem to mysteriously get buried. a reminder elon musk is *not* the founder of tesla nor of its technologies. he bought his way in & forced the founders to sign contracts to name him a co-founder, then proceeded to kick them out. https://t.co/dxpigQq7RW

— se asian oakland enby || balance: very limited (@WellsLucasSanto) May 11, 2020

Is this the pedo guy? That just what we call guys like this growing up where I did— “pedo guys”.

https://sethsimons.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-practice-run

this is a good response to musk's ignorance about coronavirus. he really is a moron and rogan is dangerously credulous.

can any engineers of ilx speak to his engineering chops? is he just a business guy cosplaying as a science guy?

lol

Musk was ousted in October 2000 from his role as CEO (although he remained on the board) due to disagreements with other company executives over his desire to move PayPal's Unix-based infrastructure to Microsoft Windows

i found that looking at his wiki trying to figure out if he can engineer, he studied business and physics at penn then started an internet company, if i had to guess hes a business guy who has a technical style brain and a science education, which would mean hes prob able to understand the technical side of the business conceptually but couldnt really do the actual specialized work of calculating how a car crumples and so forth, thats my guess, welcome to my guess

did he ever in his internet startup days write code? idk

im sure he could figure out how to write a lil code if he needed to, is he an expert programmer? almost certainly not, hes a business guy

that's my impression too. but rogan et al seem to think he is designing the tesla batteries and working out the technical challenges in colonizing mars lol

thanks for doing some research lagoon

love ta wiki baby

its funny ppl want him to be some genius engineer he already has a job they watchin too much ironman movie

'The Long View' on Radio 4 is this programme that compares an historical event or figure with one from the present day and seeks to point out how similar they are. This week was isambard kingdom brunel and elon musk, the first 3 mins was some railway fellow giving the background of brunel and what an innovative engineer he was, his background on the railways and the idea of an atmospheric railway and what a pioneer he was etc. Then the presenter lists elon musk's accomplishments paypal etc then goes something like "so isambard kingdom brunel giant of the railways and cutting edge engineer back then and elon musk groundbreaking engineer now" only for the technology contributor also on the program to cut in with "elon musk isn't an engineer, he left after 2 days of classes" lol

― oscar bravo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:06 (one year ago) link

yeah, i mean, i knew that his reputation as an engineer was inflated. i just wanted to know if there was any truth to it at all -- he describes himself as an "engineer"

yeah hes not an engineer

In 1995, Musk commenced a PhD in energy physics/materials science at Stanford University in California. Eager to pursue opportunities in the Internet boom, however, he dropped out after just two days to launch his first company, Zip2 Corporation.

and as for his reputation as a maverick libertarian his entire business is built on government subsidies

Elon Musk needs the government. https://t.co/GXnfgsqCQi pic.twitter.com/63GAv8iqE1

— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) May 12, 2020

thats not the only one thats helped him theres also tax rebates that electric car buyers get and im sure some other programs too

Elon dropping out of a Stanford PhD program after 2 days doesn't really indicate anything.

Here’s an email Musk sent to Tesla factory workers at 12:55 AM highlighting the “extremely honorable” task of making electric cars during the county’s shelter in place order. Email has been confirmed by two sources. pic.twitter.com/K1MmUmim6g

— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) May 12, 2020

i found that looking at his wiki trying to figure out if he can engineer, he studied business and physics at penn then started an internet company, if i had to guess hes a business guy who has a technical style brain and a science education, which would mean hes prob able to understand the technical side of the business conceptually but couldnt really do the actual specialized work of calculating how a car crumples and so forth, thats my guess, welcome to my guess

Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 19, 2020

lmaooo at the last sentence of that email

i'm on record in this thread, i think, saying that i think elon musk is a smart man. just want to say that in the spirit of honest re-evaluation

California should let Tesla & @elonmusk open the plant, NOW. It can be done Fast & Safely!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2020

lmaooo

and as for his reputation as a maverick libertarian his entire business is built on government subsidies

But don't let Musk's annoying persona make you forget those subsidies were good and should be continued and if anything enlarged!

i mean theyre good but its still cars

says the low-key car guy

i like cars but recognize that they are bad policy

What car u got lagoon?

i dont even have any car rn

i want an audi s3 thoooooooo

lagoon are you gonna miss camp this summer? ;_;

Elon dropping out of a Stanford PhD program after 2 days doesn't really indicate anything.

― Morton Koopa Jr. Sings Elvis (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, May 12, 2020 10:48 AM (one hour ago)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't it indicate he lacks the professional certification of being an engineer? e.g., his membership in IEEE is honorary

prob gonna miss everything this summer world done closed

We have a lease that ends in about 18 months lb got the lease (rather than owning) in the hope mainstream EVs would be ready around then. You couldn’t pay me to drive a Tesla. Looking at the Kia Niro and soul tbh https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a26144426/2019-kia-niro-ev-driven/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/05/another-competent-korean-car-the-kia-niro-ev-reviewed/

Wait what are you leasing caek? My teenager desperately wants us to get a Tesla and I am keen on an EV but don't know the landscape.

I'll admit that you had to have some follow-through and good business skills to get the clients going, but his first venture was pretty low-hanging fruit as far as early web companies go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip2
he probably hustled his ass off! then his second venture in payments was a more complicated thing as far as liability and infrastructure goes, but before they go too big the payments company merged with paypal

I sometimes shake my head and wonder why I didn't jump into that type of thing at the time, but the answer is pretty much that I was in my late teens and incredibly risk-adverse and anxious. so pretty much like the 3/4ths of my peers that were really internet-savvy but not doing this stuff

fwiw I am completely unqualified to run Tesla having run no businesses, but just as qualified as Elon when it comes to weighing in on a number of things

I rented a Kia Soul once and it was a completely acceptable car, not overdesigned and just did what cars should. It was the base model and had surprisingly bad fuel mileage and was kind of noisy, though

Elon dropping out of a Stanford PhD program after 2 days doesn't really indicate anything.

― Morton Koopa Jr. Sings Elvis (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, May 12, 2020 10:48 AM (one hour ago)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't it indicate he lacks the professional certification of being an engineer? e.g., his membership in IEEE is honorary

― dip to dup (rob), Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:29 AM (forty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Professional membership is open to individuals who by experience give evidence of competence in an IEEE designated field. The designated fields are: Engineering, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Physical Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Mathematics, Technical Communications, Education, Management, and Law and Policy.

so I think he qualifies. IEEE membership is a bit like a museum membership. It generally just gives you access to some resources for learning or networking within the field.

they also relentlessly mail shit to you, physically and electronically, until you die and probably after you die as well

can any engineers of ilx speak to his engineering chops? is he just a business guy cosplaying as a science guy?

“I’m naturally good at engineering that’s because I inherited it from my father,” Musk says. “What’s very difficult for others is easy for me. For a while, I thought things were so obvious that everyone must know this.”

Like what kinds of things?

“Well, like how the wiring in a house works. And a circuit breaker, and alternating current and direct current, what amps and volts were, how to mix a fuel and oxidizers to create an explosive. I thought everyone knew this.”

(Rolling Stone)

thanks, Sufjan, I was probably overly influenced by my father-in-law being a civil engineer and assumed other fields were similarly strict

Musk will likely be remembered as one of the most seminal figures of this millennium

it's true, he does have 7 kids

I assume this RS profile is discussed upthread because it is hilariously overwrought

the "inherited" bit is dumb, but there was a group of kids in engineering/physics undergrad with "did projects with a technically skilled parent" chops. they generally did very well in school. comfort and familiarity with ideas and concepts is a huge boost to understanding, as is the confidence that comes along with that head start. it usually came with a privileged background. Elon likely doing some myth building in that quote. anyway, nobody can be so broadly qualified to justify his tony stark routine. I'm sure his chops won't live up to the myth he sells to the public and investors.

sticking with the PhD probably would have humbled him!

the content machine needs ppl like musk and steve job then people read the content and buy the stock