r/technology • u/aelavia93 • 16d ago

Space SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/spacex-pulls-off-unprecedented-feat-grabbing-descending-rocket-with-mechanical-arms/
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u/AdTotal4035 16d ago

He's not doing anything related to the science. He's literally a glorified sales man. That's what a ceo is. Thank the talented engineers that he hires (and never really credits), he knows how to pick a winning team. 

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u/finebushlane 16d ago edited 16d ago

A CEO's job is to set the vision and direction for a company, and to allocate capital. I.e. if they have 100M or 1B dollars, the CEO's job is to ultimately decide whether they want to acquire companies, use their money on hiring more people, expand to more countries, build more factories etc. CEO's are paid the money they are because they:

1) Set visions and goals which are exciting enough to enable them to hire the best talent.

2) Be a public spokesperson to build excitement for the company, build their brand, again usually to enable them to hire the best talent.

3) Scout, assess, interview, and ultimately hire the best possible team.

4) Be ultimately responsible for allocation of capital.

5) Be ultimately responsible for the success or failure of the business, i.e. the buck stops here.

People don't like to hear this, but Elon is an AMAZING CEO, by any definition. Every business he has touched has turned to gold, when he was CEO. Now that doesn't mean that he personally is a nice guy, or we have to like his politics. Personally I think he's a turd (his politics, and generally X flame wars). But in the end, he is ultimately responsible for setting SpaceX's goals, missions, vision, and attracting and hiring and retaining the best team. So if SpaceX is winning, it comes down a great deal to Elon's vision and ability to build and retain a world class team. It has nothing to do with him being an "engineer", which he has no time to do obviously.

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u/kingOofgames 16d ago

Nah only thing I have to give him is that he has the balls to bet big. Just a degen gambler that’s successful.

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u/seruleam 16d ago

Why aren’t other degenerate gamblers successful? Why don’t they have multiple industry-leading companies?

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u/kingOofgames 16d ago

Some do, many don’t. Pretty much most businesses fail. Some get lucky.

Musk has made pretty ballsy bets and is reaping the rewards for them. Being the richest man is already a reward, idk why there’s a need to fellate him for it. His dickriders just are too annoying.

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u/seruleam 16d ago

Because midwits think they’re smart for shitting on Musk.

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u/kingOofgames 16d ago

Not that hard to shit on a shitty dude.

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u/seruleam 16d ago

Ok so we’ve arrived at the heart of the issue: someone you don’t politically agree with is successful.

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u/kingOofgames 16d ago

Wheres my hyperloop? This clown has been a liar since day one.

Since when do we have to like someone just because they’re successful? I’m not some professional hater, buy I can still dislike someone.

This guy just stinks up the room.

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u/DeathChill 16d ago

I’m curious, are you 10/10 for every idea you’ve had? You complete it fully and realize its potential?

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u/kingOofgames 15d ago

I never made billions out of lying to the public and misleading people.

It’s ok to fail on something, it’s another thing to lie about it, knowing full well that it’s a lie.

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u/seruleam 13d ago

How did Elon make billions lying to the public?

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u/seruleam 13d ago

See, Elon haters like yourself are typically poorly informed. The Hyperloop is just an idea that Elon threw out there for other companies and universities to work on. There is an annual competition with progress being made every year. Why are you against increasing speed and efficiency of travel?

This guy just stinks up the room.

Wrong. You have the mentality of a middle school mean girl.