[misiti3780]

Completely agree - I'm confused by all the elon hate on HN. If he died today, he would accomplish more by 48 than most people could in 10 lifetimes. He's obviously a bit crazy but you would have to be to take on the projects he takes on.

[perl4ever]

A lot of the "Elon hate" is dull, generic, and irritating to read, from my point of view. It's clear he's accomplished a lot, regardless of what happens in the future. I don't think it would be too grandiose to say he's substantially changed the course of history with Tesla and SpaceX.

However, I would experience a great deal of schadenfreude at his downfall at this point, because he's become one of those larger-than-life people who think they are entitled to destroy anyone who gets in his way. It could be that the local official that he's fighting with has some faults, has made some mistakes. But she represents functioning civil society to me and he represents all the powerful people that are heedlessly trying to destroy it.

[ntsplnkv2]

Because people are sick and tired of rich people bitching and moaning about everything that doesn't go exactly how they want it to, that are entitled to everything they deem, and the idea that, because they had success in one area, that they are successful in all areas and are infallible.

Yes, Elon Musk did all this, not the 48000 some employees at Tesla, not the chemical engineers, not the mechanical engineers, not the assembly line workers, not the software engineers. It was all Elon. I mean, come on, when does the absurdity end? Tesla will be fine without Elon, and probably better off as he becomes more unhinged.