"If someone is going to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself," he said.
He then called out Disney CEO Bob Iger in the audience, which paused advertising on Twitter saying, "Hi Bob!"
Andrew Ross Sorkin asks Musk about his mental state and Musk dove into how his mental state is admittedly stormy, not in a good way, then said:
"My life is finite, really a flash in the pan in a galactic timescale."
His rocket company has a very reliable rocket (Falcon 9 is a workhorse).
His car company turned out some good cars (although that's kinda not the case so much any more).
My guess is that he's currently on drugs all the time, but likely not the ones he would be prescribed by a psychiatrist.
@eestileib @taylorlorenz 2/2
4) He lies about the range of his cars.
5) He lies about the capabilities of his cars.
6) He lies about the viability of technology he pushes to market.
7) He overrules actual experts to do things "his way" that make his cars worse (demanding optical-only sensors, e.g., when optical+radar worked better in all conditions.
He's a narcissistic charlatan.
I don't disagree with any of the criticisms you have of his morals or behavior. I've worked for an untreated bipolar narcissistic tech visionary before, it's an awful experience and you leave knowing the warning signs. But you also sometimes deliver some shit that surprises people.
And the fact remains that his companies at some points _actually did groundbreaking work_. I could be convinced to say "yeah it was dumb luck" for one company (work in the valley and you'll see plenty of dumb lucky people). But being the guy in charge for _both_ the Falcon 9 and Roadster does not happen by accident.
Compare to Elizabeth Holmes or SBF, they never delivered anything of value at all, pure manipulators.
I wouldn't bet on him having another major breakthrough unless he kicks the drugs.
@eestileib @dkbgeek @taylorlorenz
Sorry he hasn’t delivers on the Roadster yet but you can reserve one today…
@roo_44 @dkbgeek @taylorlorenz
You are absolutely right, the original roadster was released while he was not with the company.
I was thinking about the Model S.
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