Quote from: pinggoki on Today at 07:41:24 PM

I'm interested less of what he is worth but of what he is capable of and is willing to provide for the future of humanity. So far he's good on my book, spearheading the species to its first interplanetary exploration and habitation, remodeling rockets to be cost efficient and safer than our conventional ones that are basically like airplanes strapped with bombs, plus the fact that he is at least showing respect and support for cryptocurrencies he deems will be the future of money. His actions may perplex many but as long as they serve the greater good, I'm okay with him.

Quote from: Ultegra134 on Today at 03:18:33 PM

Quote from: jaysabi on October 16, 2021, 09:21:35 PM

Quote from: Ultegra134 on October 16, 2021, 09:08:40 PM

This man is a phenomenon, he's a true businessman, whether you like it or not. It's surprising that he reached the top within a few years, surpassing the wealthiest of all. He used to be involved in the most renowned companies, such as PayPal, in which he was a co-founder. I know that he has pissed the crypto community off, but this man is a true genius.

It's literally taken him his whole life to get as rich as he is, what are you talking about with "a few years." People who build world-changing companies are often billionaires. That's how capitalism works. It's been this way since the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts and Morgans of the world first amassed huge fortunes for building such world-changing companies, and it continues today with the Gates and Buffets and Musks of the world. But none of it was done "in a few years." It took all of them literally their whole lives to get as rich as they did.

He wasn't always that famous, I never implied that what he has achieved was accomplished within a few years. He was always a phenomenal businessman, but he became renowned in the last few years, I'd say a good two decades, with the creation of Tesla, SpaceX, while he was also a co-founder of PayPal. I never meant to imply what you said, maybe I didn't phrase it correctly, I just meant that he wasn't always that known.

I'd say Paypal allowed him to be noticed by the people, and then SpaceX along with his goofy tweets and that flamethrower he sold to people really brought him to the spotlight. He also founded the Boring Company which revolutionizes construction as we know it so even when the guy is goofing off, he at least does something that will benefit the people in one way or another. People may have bad takes against him due to him rescinding his investments in crypto, but I have gone past that and looked to what he has been able to do for our species thus far.

He's been criticized for his actions plenty of times, however, I remember reading once that he has Asperger's syndrome, which might explain his goofy character now and then. On the other hand, I admire his work, he isn't giving up easily, let's not forget how many SpaceX missiles blown up but still persisted.

I actually heard him when Tesla started becoming popular, a few years ago, didn't actually know him from PayPal or any other of his companies.