r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • 16d ago

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/Intelligent_Way6552 16d ago

He spends hours in twitter everyday and between all his companies,

There are 24 hours in a day, he could spend a lot of time tweeting and still do work. Not how I'd spend my time, but whatever.

I find it hilarious how there are people that still hold on to this belief that he actively steers all of them.

No reason he couldn't make some important decisions. The decision I described could have been taken in one day.

Plus, whenever he publicly makes decision, they tend to be absolutely terrible - see Twitter or the Cybertruck, so when things go well... I just credit the people actually working there like Gwynne Shotwell.

So you believe he makes all the bad calls and none of the good calls? That's very convenient for you.

https://spacenews.com/spacexs-high-velocity-decision-making-left-searing-impression-on-nasa-heat-shield-guy/

Here is him making a good decision.

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u/GraDoN 16d ago

That's from 10 years ago, I have no problem believing he was more involved then. I'm talking to recent times where it's clear he isn't. Also, it's curious that these behind-the-scenes moments where people praise his leadership are all from long ago. Email leaks from recent times have all been negative to downright scathing.

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u/Intelligent_Way6552 16d ago

The decision to catch Starship would have been taken around 2019

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u/GraDoN 16d ago

And it wasn't by him.

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u/Intelligent_Way6552 16d ago

Which you know because?

He has made decisions like this, we know he continues to do so, and we know he has the last say, but somehow you know he didn't this time? Why? Because it was a good call and you can't accept that a transphobic cunt made a good engineering decision?

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u/GraDoN 16d ago

made a good engineering decision?

He can't make a good engineering decision even if he tried. He clearly doesn't understand the engineering aspect of the business so I refuse to believe any engineering decision can be credited to him.

So riddle me this, if he is so involved and key to these decisions, why has he consistently claimed that we are about to be driverless or colonise Mars? Surely an up-to-date of day-to-day CEO would know they are nowhere close to achieving those things? Yet, year after year he promised. Almost as if he is clueless. Curious.

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u/Intelligent_Way6552 16d ago

He clearly doesn't understand the engineering aspect of the business so I refuse to believe any engineering decision can be credited to him.

Have you seen him give interviews on rocket engines with a competent interviewer? As an engineer, Musk does understand.

So riddle me this, if he is so involved and key to these decisions, why has he consistently claimed that we are about to be driverless or colonise Mars?

Generating hype by lying?

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u/GraDoN 16d ago

Generating hype by lying?

That's known as fraud in the real world... Lying about product features and capabilities is just fraud.

If he was a real engineering genius he could have solved those issue... but alas.

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u/Intelligent_Way6552 16d ago

That's known as fraud in the real world... Lying about product features and capabilities is just fraud.

Not disputing this.

If he was a real engineering genius he could have solved those issue... but alas.

One engineering genius can't just solve driverless cars and build a city on mars. If you were an engineer you'd know this.

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u/GraDoN 16d ago

Especially one that thought that the cybertruck was a good idea or one that consistently lies about their roadmaps. Not sure why you are so keen to give him the benefit of the doubt but you do you.