How do you think history will remember Elon Musk?

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  • crockett
    in a van by the river
    • May 2003
    • 76818
    #1

    How do you think history will remember Elon Musk?

    Out of all the Tech rich billionaires he is by far making quite the name for himself after his initial rise from x.com and paypal. His initial payout was just 165 million from the sale of paypal yet his net worth today is $12 billion and he's created two virtually non existent industries in the US. Number one being privately owned space program whom has a goal to put men on Mars by 2035 and of course Telsa which is slowly reshaping the auto industry and is making big steps into other side industries such as high end recharagble battery systems and fast charging systems.

    You think he will be bigger than Henry Ford once history writes his story?
    Last edited by crockett; 06-18-2014, 03:15 PM.
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    • Sly
      Let's do some business!
      • Sep 2004
      • 31375
      #2
      It's too early to be talking about his position in history. He is just getting started. Anything could happen.
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        • _Richard_
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Oct 2006
          • 30991
          #3
          no..

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            • crockett
              in a van by the river
              • May 2003
              • 76818
              #4
              Originally posted by Sly
              It's too early to be talking about his position in history. He is just getting started. Anything could happen.
              Very true, but one thing is certain, what he is doing should be a lesson to the very wealthy and that is innovation and risk taking is still big business.
              In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                • dyna mo
                  just a fucking jerk
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 68184
                  #5
                  I hate that guy!

                  I hope history remembers him as the guy that got ran over, electrocuted and caught on fire by his own electric car.

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                    • crockett
                      in a van by the river
                      • May 2003
                      • 76818
                      #6
                      Originally posted by dyna mo
                      I hate that guy!

                      I hope history remembers him as the guy that got ran over, electrocuted and caught on fire by his own electric car.
                      Oh come now, I also kind of got tired of hearing about him, but you can't deny he has done some pretty amazing things and created not just one but two new industries that both will have some pretty far reaching effect on mankind.
                      In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                        • Klen
                          • Aug 2006
                          • 32235
                          #7
                          Time will show.

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                            • crockett
                              in a van by the river
                              • May 2003
                              • 76818
                              #8
                              Ok this is kind of funny. I hadn't even seen this until, after I made this topic. This is a clear example of why this guy is what he is..

                              http://bigstory.ap.org/article/solar...l-maker-silevo

                              One of his stated goals with Telsa was to create a system where the car could be charged by solar but also that the car batteries could power a house. Obviously I don't think his plans are to power the house by the car battery, but rather develop a stand alone system for offgrid power.

                              Regardless of what his intentions are, he just bought a solar panel company because he felt the industry wasn't keeping up with his plans and now he can develop his own more efficient solar panels. He did the same thing with batteries, when the battery was becoming his roadblock he started his own company to take care of that, in order to develop better batteries.
                              In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                • Rochard
                                  Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                  • Dec 2001
                                  • 75733
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Sly
                                  It's too early to be talking about his position in history. He is just getting started. Anything could happen.
                                  I agree. When I see his cars on every street corner then we can talk. Right now I see one of his cars and I'm like "Oh, neat, a Tesla".

                                  We do have a dealership right up the street from me. I have a list of things I "want to to do" and somewhere on that list is getting solar power and then a Tesla or something similar.
                                  Herschel Savage
                                  Brooklyn, NY

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                                    • _Richard_
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Oct 2006
                                      • 30991
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by crockett
                                      Ok this is kind of funny. I hadn't even seen this until, after I made this topic. This is a clear example of why this guy is what he is..

                                      http://bigstory.ap.org/article/solar...l-maker-silevo

                                      One of his stated goals with Telsa was to create a system where the car could be charged by solar but also that the car batteries could power a house. Obviously I don't think his plans are to power the house by the car battery, but rather develop a stand alone system for offgrid power.

                                      Regardless of what his intentions are, he just bought a solar panel company because he felt the industry wasn't keeping up with his plans and now he can develop his own more efficient solar panels. He did the same thing with batteries, when the battery was becoming his roadblock he started his own company to take care of that, in order to develop better batteries.
                                      if he was able to figure out how to do the 'closed circuit' rail system.. and effectively revolutionize how the world moves, as well as change the economic standing of every person on the planet

                                      then he'd be bigger than ford.. but he'd still only be the second person to do something like that.. in my opinion

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                                        • dyna mo
                                          just a fucking jerk
                                          • Dec 2008
                                          • 68184
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by crockett
                                          Oh come now, I also kind of got tired of hearing about him, but you can't deny he has done some pretty amazing things and created not just one but two new industries that both will have some pretty far reaching effect on mankind.
                                          I'm just jealous of that fucker! dude's got the midas touch. fuck him!

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                                            • slapass
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Nov 2002
                                              • 14625
                                              #12
                                              He is amazing. Certainly the man of this decade.

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                                                • dyna mo
                                                  just a fucking jerk
                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                  • 68184
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by crockett
                                                  Ok this is kind of funny. I hadn't even seen this until, after I made this topic. This is a clear example of why this guy is what he is..

                                                  http://bigstory.ap.org/article/solar...l-maker-silevo

                                                  One of his stated goals with Telsa was to create a system where the car could be charged by solar but also that the car batteries could power a house. Obviously I don't think his plans are to power the house by the car battery, but rather develop a stand alone system for offgrid power.

                                                  Regardless of what his intentions are, he just bought a solar panel company because he felt the industry wasn't keeping up with his plans and now he can develop his own more efficient solar panels. He did the same thing with batteries, when the battery was becoming his roadblock he started his own company to take care of that, in order to develop better batteries.
                                                  I didn't read anything in that link about increasing efficiency of solar. Did I miss that? That's the big issue eh. I'm buying solar backup for my mh to charge an inverter/battery enclosed system and the prices are crazy low due to the current glut of panels. Buy now in fact.

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                                                    • crockett
                                                      in a van by the river
                                                      • May 2003
                                                      • 76818
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by dyna mo
                                                      I'm just jealous of that fucker! dude's got the midas touch. fuck him!
                                                      Yea I know what you mean.. At first I got tired of hearing his annoying sounding name.. lol but then I looked at all the things he's done and just can't help but admire the guy. Of all the tech rich billionaires there are out there.. Bill gates, the late Steve Jobs, the google guys, face book, ect..ect he is the one guy that I think there is no single replacement for. Steve jobs was replaced, bill gates replaced himself but I don't think any si go person would be capable of replacing Musk.
                                                      In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                                        • bigwebenterprises
                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                          • Feb 2007
                                                          • 131
                                                          #15
                                                          once history writes his story, lovely

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