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> it shouldn't surprise anyone that intuitively understanding and anticipating the inner workings of large amorphous social-structures isn't exactly his strongest skill

I’m not sure if you’re trying to help or hurt the case for musk, but the description you put here tells me this is somebody that if that’s true, I never want them in any power in any organizations.

You just described probably the most important skill of a leader being completely absent



That’s why it’s curious he managed to accomplish everything he did. Clearly something must be going right.


... most important skill of a leader being completely absent

Maybe these are very coincidal exceptions to your rule, but if it had been absent, the high volume versions of Teslas would not have existed, SpaceX would not exist and plenty more tax money would have flown to NASA.

Anyways, with or without all cult culture around his person, bottom line his intentions towards humanity are pure, we should at least give him that.




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