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Sometimes being reckless and a heretic helps society move forward.

I'm starting to become a fan of Musk. Guy is sitting on $256B in net worth. That's so rich it's like trying to picture the distance from the earth to the sun, your brain struggles.

I get the sense he's going to be the Howard Hughes of our time. Weird ideas and a ton of money make for some interesting moves. Not everything he does will be positive, but his imprint will be one for the history books.



The most American take possible, I guess.


When I hear people bag on him I ask a few questions..

Name one man who has done more for EV and by extension the environment?

Name one man who has done more for SelfDriving, and by extension road safety?

Space travel?

He might fail at half what he does, but yeah..




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