Is it the case that the tech would exist without him? I think that’s pretty unclear, especially for SpaceX, where despite other startups in the space, nobody else managed to radically reduce the cost per launch in a way that transformed the industry.
Even for Tesla, which seems more pedestrian (heh) now, there were a number of years where they had the only viable car in the market. It was only once they proved it was feasible that everyone else piled in.
I’m asking you because you say “Is it the case that the tech would exist without him? I think that’s pretty unclear” and this, in my view, depends a lot on the answers to those questions.
Is China doing well in the EV space a bad thing?
The opposite, it is good. But if Musk did not have any influence on it, this diminishes Musk’s positive impact in this field, making his impact less positive.
Is it the case that the tech would exist without him? I think that’s pretty unclear, especially for SpaceX, where despite other startups in the space, nobody else managed to radically reduce the cost per launch in a way that transformed the industry.
Even for Tesla, which seems more pedestrian (heh) now, there were a number of years where they had the only viable car in the market. It was only once they proved it was feasible that everyone else piled in.
About Tesla, do you think it had any influence on China betting hard for EVs?
About SpaceX, do you think it makes a big difference to be ‘space-ready’ a couple of decades earlier or later?
Are we playing the question game because the thread was started by Rosencranz? Is China doing well in the EV space a bad thing?
? I don’t know Rosencranz.
I’m asking you because you say “Is it the case that the tech would exist without him? I think that’s pretty unclear” and this, in my view, depends a lot on the answers to those questions.
The opposite, it is good. But if Musk did not have any influence on it, this diminishes Musk’s positive impact in this field, making his impact less positive.