[parkingrift]

Yes he became the worlds richest man by luck.

Incredible. The man isn’t smart. Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink were just luck. And he was lucky with PayPal.

No, Musk is only a genius if he does it with a fourth, fifth, or sixth business. Perhaps then he’ll graduate from lucky to fortunate.

[theonething]

I made a related comment about HN mental gymnastics about Musk and his achievements here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33462201

It's just mind boggling to me that otherwise rational and intelligent people can discount reality in this way.