What does Elon musk do *really*? He has people to manage his companies so he has to manage those. He has vision, first principles thinking and risk appetite. He’s chief meme officer. What else? Seems like the latter is his comparative advantage
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This causes reactions ranging from resentment to confusion to disbelief. Doesn’t help that his PR shenanigans, Barnum showmanship, and shitposting make non-engineers doubt his technical abilities. Some people even think he’s pure marketer/showman. Laughably untrue.
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as a pure marketer/showman, can confirm. i couldn't do what he does
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I begrudgingly agree, being an engineer that has technical expertise and is fairly competent at what I do. The ability to steadfastly focus on the optimal strategical course of action from a technical/product perspective is a talent coveted by so many and yet few are blessed with
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You are right; it has nothing to do with knowing how to accomplish a technical feat, but rather having the intuition and tech expertise in a societal setting to grasp what exactly needs to be done, for whom and when
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