https://www.techdirt.com/2022/03/25/on-elon-musk-and-free-speech/
"Let’s start this off by noting that I actually think that Elon Musk sometimes
receives both too much criticism from some circles and too much praise from
others. I think he deserves tremendous praise for taking visions that, at the
time, seemed nearly impossible, and then making them real. From electric
vehicles with Tesla, to space flight with SpaceX, it’s unquestionable that he’s
driven tremendous innovation. And even in areas like Starlink, which has been
unfortunately overhyped, he deserves kudos for actually building a working (if
somewhat limited) satellite internet service. And that’s not even getting into
his various efforts with trying to create a hyperloop, or trying to deal with
transportation issues via The Boring Company. Again, some of these have been
massively overhyped, but Musk, unlike many others, gets a vision and then acts
on it, and I find that commendable — and helpful in driving innovation forward.
That said, it often feels like there are a few too many times when he seems to
think that whatever idea just popped into his head is the most brilliant idea
in the world, and it’s not possible that people who have actually thought these
things through might have some further insight. And, again, it’s perhaps not
too surprising why he would think that. There were tremendous naysayers for all
of his other endeavors, and by sticking (mostly) to his vision, he’s made them
successful, and made himself the richest man ever.
But, sometimes, he steps into areas where it might help to have a little
humility and recognize that perhaps things are slightly more complex than you
realize."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
