> We (humans) should help humanity flourish. I understand that not everyone agrees. I have been called a “speciesist” for being “too human-centric”.
this is insane. the "speciesist" people aside (the best way for all other species to flourish is for humans to eradicate themselves right now, which is completely mad), i have the opposite problem: the _axiom_ seems to be: we should help ME flourish. "Me" as in people who are raking in trillions for their own very special selves right now, at the cost of everyone else's future, while none of them can be trusted to hold my cell phone for a second.
> if an industry commits to the axiom of helping humanity flourish
where does he see such industries, outside of maybe nonprofits?
> working 12~18 hours doing one moonshot after another.
Does anyone actually beleive Musk works 12 - 18 hour days?
He hires the right people and his companies solve hard problems, but they make a few electric cars, design and build some rockets, and launch some satelites. Most of that shouldn't require much of Musk's time since he has experts working on it.
Other than designing new rockets, there doesn't seem to be many new innovations coming out of Musk-owned companies.
To me, it feels like we all think he must be doing a ton of work even though his companies don't seem to be generating much output.
weird to me that people still fall for Musk's propaganda
i had hoped him lying about being an amazing video game player, literally paying someone else to play for him and taking all the credit, would open folks' eyes to the fact that he lies about the most basic things
It takes a odd kind of person to look at someone who can't tell the truth if their life depended on it... And then start bending over backwards to explain how brilliant they are.
Most of the rest of us understand that once you've said enough brazen bullshit, you forfeit the right to be believed.
twelve40 · · focus · HN ↗
this is insane. the "speciesist" people aside (the best way for all other species to flourish is for humans to eradicate themselves right now, which is completely mad), i have the opposite problem: the _axiom_ seems to be: we should help ME flourish. "Me" as in people who are raking in trillions for their own very special selves right now, at the cost of everyone else's future, while none of them can be trusted to hold my cell phone for a second.
> if an industry commits to the axiom of helping humanity flourish
where does he see such industries, outside of maybe nonprofits?
unsupp0rted · · focus · HN ↗
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PretzelPirate · · focus · HN ↗
Does anyone actually beleive Musk works 12 - 18 hour days?
He hires the right people and his companies solve hard problems, but they make a few electric cars, design and build some rockets, and launch some satelites. Most of that shouldn't require much of Musk's time since he has experts working on it.
Other than designing new rockets, there doesn't seem to be many new innovations coming out of Musk-owned companies.
To me, it feels like we all think he must be doing a ton of work even though his companies don't seem to be generating much output.
oilkillsbirds · · focus · HN ↗
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myko · · focus · HN ↗
i had hoped him lying about being an amazing video game player, literally paying someone else to play for him and taking all the credit, would open folks' eyes to the fact that he lies about the most basic things
vkou · · focus · HN ↗
Most of the rest of us understand that once you've said enough brazen bullshit, you forfeit the right to be believed.