mapping365
9 hours ago
I feel like if they just expanded this logic slightly they would realize that data centers as an investment class are uninvestable.
Investors are having doubts about Elon Musk's grandiose ambitions
26 pointsposted 9 hours ago
by andsoitis19 Comments
djfergus
9 hours ago
trial3
9 hours ago
masterful gambit, sir
user
9 hours ago
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rramadass
9 hours ago
Yet Mr Musk does appear to have lunar ambitions for Tesla’s humanoids. He outlined a “super sci-fi” future in which they would operate factories on the Moon building solar panels and radiators for SpaceX’s satellites. Humans may be the advanced guard. Ms Shotwell said SpaceX’s aim was to put “boots on the Moon” as early as 2028.
Do company executives really make these sort of claims with a straight face? More importantly, does anybody in the "public" really believe them?
andsoitis
8 hours ago
> > Ms Shotwell said SpaceX’s aim was to put “boots on the Moon” as early as 2028.
> Do company executives really make these sort of claims with a straight face? More importantly, does anybody in the "public" really believe them?
Why do you think this is far-fetched?
Spooky23
8 hours ago
I’m sitting here in my driveway in my Tesla Roadster after it autonomously drove me from Boston back home to NYC. My robot servants are folding the laundry
I agree, totally not far fetched
skybrian
8 hours ago
Seems like Starship has a ways to go before carrying human passengers?
andsoitis
8 hours ago
> a ways to go before carrying human passengers?
SpaceX has safely flown 78 crewmembers from 20 countries across 20 human spaceflight missions using its Crew Dragon spacecraft since May 2020.
londons_explore
6 hours ago
Crew dragon was designed by smart minds.
Those smart minds have mostly left spacex now, since musk changed political sides and became much less 'cool' for the brightest to work at.
That's why the company is struggling now - few smart minds means little progress.
andsoitis
6 hours ago
> Those smart minds have mostly left spacex now since musk changed political sides
Care to name a few?
londons_explore
6 hours ago
Tom Mueller, Chris Thompson, Hans Koenigsmann, Tim Buzza etc have all left.
Makes sense - they had been there ~20 years and must have a huge pile of stock.
But due to musks political aura (mostly right leaning), the smart minds from universities(which are mostly left leaning) are no longer joining spacex en-mass.
In turn, that means the companies are merely ticking along, not racing ahead.
andsoitis
5 hours ago
> the smart minds from universities are no longer joining spacex
What data do you have to convince someone who is skeptical and suspicious of your claim?
skybrian
8 hours ago
Yes I know, but how do they plan to get to the moon?
MarkusQ
6 hours ago
On a rocket?
They make and launch them. More, in fact than the rest of the world combined.
At this point, anyone claiming "SpaceX can't do <generic space related thing>" is either 1) claiming that no one can or 2) blinded by some sort of ideological bias.
andsoitis
6 hours ago
> how do they plan to get to the moon?
With Starship. Is that a trick question?
cwillu
8 hours ago
SpaceX, not Starship. While I don't agree with the “starship will never orbit” haters, the viewpoint itself is coherent.