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Rod Hilton Jul 18, 2023

Sometimes Elon stans call me out on Twitter when people post the "cars and rockets" post, demanding to know what stupid things Elon says about software.

Here's a primo example.

In this exchange, Elon thinks Adam Mosseri is adding rate limits to Threads just like he added them to Twitter, and that he "copied" Elon.

Anyone who understands software knows Adam is talking about WRITE rate limits to curb spam posts. Elon implemented READ rate limits in an application that relies on ad impressions.

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@rodhilton
"demanding to know what stupid things Elon says about software"
I just throw it back at them and ask them to tell me anything smart he has ever said/done about anything. Funnily enough, no-one ever can. At most I get "he got rich cos he's smart!". Nup. Branson and Jobs both said they hired people smarter than themselves - you demonstrably can get rich without being smart! The criteria for getting into a gifted class isn't "got rich". https://ideadrop.co/customer-success/steve-jobs-leadership-style-what-we-can-learn/