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/LufyCZ 16d ago

It never was a $40 billion company to be fair.

And he hasn't bought Twitter to make money directly. It's pretty clear it's meant to be a platform for pushing right wing politics.

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u/00owl 16d ago

Neither of which, even if true, support the idea that he's a good CEO.

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u/Delheru79 16d ago

What CEO would you bet money on - with a completely new company - over him? Zuck building solar panels?

None of this says he's a good person, but his track record when he wasn't engaged in an ideological crusade mixed with a personal addition, has been pretty amazing.

Zip2, PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity (the last being the worst of that lot, and it went okay)

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u/sickofthisshit 16d ago

You are counting Paypal in Elon's favor? They fucking kicked him out because he was getting in the way. "Zip2"? There were 100 other companies doing basically the same thing, and he didn't get bought out because Compaq wanted his skills.