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Ragondux t1_ixgwuck wrote

Reply to comment by Chadster113 in what does this sub think of Elon Musk by [deleted]

I voted "important" because he dumped money in the right places to get these groups of people working. But he's no longer relevant.

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DimDumbDimwit t1_ixh1ds4 wrote

Perhaps his greatest skill has been raising huge amounts of capital in public/private markets for TSLA and SpaceX. Not sure why you got downvoted because you can't have the "groups of people" without the capital allocation. I still voted important+dislike though.

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blueSGL t1_ixhhn3q wrote

I'm still hung up on the fact that if, "money is all you need"* why is Blue Origin or Virgin Galactic not at a comparable position to SpaceX in terms of technological advancement?

* edited to be more meme-y :D

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Zaqito t1_ixhk1h1 wrote

People gloss over the fact that he is an engineer. I believe he was literally the lead engineer at SpaceX for a while. I do, however, think he is an asshole, but he can get stuff done. Think that he is just a money mover is a really ignorant take.

Note - talking about a person in a binary way is not a productive discussion imo. Better to discuss it like, is Twitter better in X days, or do you think Elons contribution to X means Y. Insert topic

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Ragondux t1_ixhlcs8 wrote

>People gloss over the fact that he is an engineer.

It's difficult to know exactly what he is. From what I understand, he does not have an engineering diploma, but is self-taught and self-appointed. This doesn't mean he isn't skilled, but it's difficult to separate what is PR and what is true.

Anyway, IMO it doesn't matter. There are many skilled engineers that do not have the same impact that he had. What he brought to the table is the money and dedication to getting things done.

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RobbinDeBank t1_ixhuelj wrote

His most involved role in technology is probably the early days of SpaceX

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