There's a lot of talk on this site about changing the world. I think there's some good reasons that happens with this crowd that sort of get back into the history of computing, but in any case, that mindset is a driving force for many in this community.
Musk is doing it. He is, in fact, changing the world, driving change in the directions he wants to see things move. He's being as audacious as hell about it, and he's actually pulling it off.
That's a personal trait, and it's absolutely worth admiring and attempting to emulate.
No one thinks he's engineering the rockets or the cars, but he's shaping the visions and driving them forward, and most crucially- he's making it happen.
Anyone with any sort of vision (90% of this site) knows how hard that is to do, so seeing someone pull it off on that scale gets our attention.
Leadership, true leadership, motivating people to do their best and to reach beyond, is rare as hen's teeth, and people get excited when they see it. Nothing whatsoever wrong with that.
Having said that, I'm with you on the so-called plans to make social widgets and then cash out and THEN start on the big plans. That's a plan that's going to end in tears, and it won't be all the much fun along the way, either.
> No one thinks he's engineering the rockets or the cars, but he's shaping the visions and driving them forward, and most crucially- he's making it happen.
Well, he is lead designer on the Falcon rocket and made a lot of engineering decisions on the Tesla too, afaik. He's more than just a manager/visionary for sure.
There's a lot of talk on this site about changing the world. I think there's some good reasons that happens with this crowd that sort of get back into the history of computing, but in any case, that mindset is a driving force for many in this community.
Musk is doing it. He is, in fact, changing the world, driving change in the directions he wants to see things move. He's being as audacious as hell about it, and he's actually pulling it off.
That's a personal trait, and it's absolutely worth admiring and attempting to emulate.
No one thinks he's engineering the rockets or the cars, but he's shaping the visions and driving them forward, and most crucially- he's making it happen.
Anyone with any sort of vision (90% of this site) knows how hard that is to do, so seeing someone pull it off on that scale gets our attention.
Leadership, true leadership, motivating people to do their best and to reach beyond, is rare as hen's teeth, and people get excited when they see it. Nothing whatsoever wrong with that.
Having said that, I'm with you on the so-called plans to make social widgets and then cash out and THEN start on the big plans. That's a plan that's going to end in tears, and it won't be all the much fun along the way, either.