[rixrax]

The trouble with the very smart people is that even when wrong, they can come up with very elaborate and convincing reasoning why they in fact are not in the wrong, and indeed convince themselves (and then others in the process) that what they are preaching indeed is the correct solution or answer to a problem.

[FirmwareBurner]

>they can come up with very elaborate and convincing reasoning why they in fact are not in the wrong

Like Elon?

[time-less-ness]

The guy who is landing rocket boosters?

[FirmwareBurner]

No, the guy who kept saying you should buy the Model 3 because it will get level 5 FSD around the corner, and you'll be able to use it as a robotaxi and the car will pay for itself.

The guy who said "fuck advertisers" in public even though his X business depended on them.

[DonsDiscountGas]

It's the same person you're talking about, he's done both of those things. He seems to be doing fine for himself. Which suggests that he's not falling victim to his own intelligence as described in the article, but rather just lying.

[shagymoe]

Way to completely discount the thousands of smart people who actually made it happen.