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by cameronh90 612 days ago
Yet, there are tons of people much richer than Musk was (before Tesla and SpaceX) who have achieved nothing of note with their billions.

It’s easy to shout from the sidelines that you’d do better given the opportunity, but reality suggests it’s more difficult. It’s the HN equivalent of sports fans hurling abuse at their football team’s players.

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> Yet, there are tons of people much richer than Musk was (before Tesla and SpaceX) who have achieved nothing of note with their billions.

Bill Gates eradicated polio. Sam Walton re-invented shopping at scale. Jeff Bezos re-invented shipping logistics.

I know you reeeeealy want to defend Musk, but think about your argument before posting it next time.

Polio hasn't been eradicated. And the Gates Foundation wasn't existent at the time smallpox was (1980).