This is such cope.
If you think anything Elon doing is groundbreaking, you have no idea how the world works. Recent Space X ipo showed that the launches aren't cheaper, they are just heavily subsidized. Tesla was a piece of crap until they got their model 3, the only reason Tesla succeeded with their S model is because Elon was the edgy hype dude who managed to generate enough hype to carry them through the bullshit with the car. Self driving was supposed to be solved last year, and tiny companies like Comma AI manage to build self driving systems that are in someways better than Teslas.
I bet you think Steve Jobs was a visionary as well lol.
If not for SpaceX there wouldn't be gigabit internet connectivity in the middle of the ocean.
You're entitled to your own opinion to hate the guy but some self reflection goes a long way.
Most manufacturers already were working on hybrids, which to this day are still suprerior to EVs. Chevy Volt, outside of being Chevy, was still one of the best cars ever made for utilitarian purpose. Nobody wanted to foot the bill to do electric conversions until this was necessary.
Tesla only opened up a market segment for high end electric cars, which I guess is cool, but far from revolutionary. The model 3 was a big success only because again, it was subsidized. Meanwhile BYD actually makes cheap affordable electric cars, and we both know why they are not sold in US.
>If not for SpaceX there wouldn't be gigabit internet connectivity in the middle of the ocean.
Plenty of companies were doing geostationary orbits with satellite connectivity. SES for one.
Any more Elon slop? You realize you are defending a dude that is literally a Nazi, right?
Not to mention the whole launching reusable rockets thing which is pretty cool too.
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Neuralink: to see the impact of increased independence and autonomy of a paraplegic one day after the operation
SpaceX: to quite literally approach the final frontier. Currently launches 80-90% of all orbital mass. Starlink is saving lives constantly.
Tesla: to kickstart the EV revolution and reduce fossil fuel dependence
Boring Company: to radically decrease tunneling costs applicable to all sorts of critical urban problems from transportation to utilities etc
* Start their own company
* Go work for a startup where they actually get paid options, and have a say in what the company does.
* Go chill at one of the big companies getting paid good salary while coasting because the work is so easy.
What they certainly don't do is go work at a company for less pay and harder work hours, all so that they can make a literal Nazi richer.