Musk on Mars

Discussion in 'Environmental Discussion' started by bwilson4web, May 30, 2025.

  1. Paul Gregory

    Paul Gregory Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2022
    1,309
    347
    0
    Location:
    Alberta
    Vehicle:
    2024 Prius Prime
    Model:
    XSE
    I remember back in college in the USA, I took a class in world geography. The first assignment was to draw a map of the world from memory, and to pass, you had to get 3 countries named correctly.

    80% of the class failed.
     
  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    111,963
    50,947
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    what muks learned from doge is that there wasn't as much waste, fraud and abuse as he claimed.
    in some cases, it may be arguable as to what constitutes waste fraud and abuse.
    but in his own classic example, there weren't as many 300 year olds getting social security checks as he and the orange man claimed.
    nor was there much else. what they did manage to cut were legitimate people and programs.
    or you can argue they aren't legitimate a la joni ernst, 'we are all going to die'

    as for letting the country go bankrupt, it looks like the big, beautiful bill might just accomplish that.
     
  3. Paul Gregory

    Paul Gregory Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2022
    1,309
    347
    0
    Location:
    Alberta
    Vehicle:
    2024 Prius Prime
    Model:
    XSE
    You say he learned?
    I say such egos seldom learn from their mistakes; they usually declare everything they do a resounding success.
     
  4. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    111,963
    50,947
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    too true, like the gull wing doors, or cyber truck
     
  5. Paul Gregory

    Paul Gregory Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2022
    1,309
    347
    0
    Location:
    Alberta
    Vehicle:
    2024 Prius Prime
    Model:
    XSE
    Everyone else is using LIDAR, but Musk is dead set against it for some daft reason.
    At the cost of several lives.
     
  6. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    111,963
    50,947
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    and thinks hybrids are a bad idea
     
  7. Paul Gregory

    Paul Gregory Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2022
    1,309
    347
    0
    Location:
    Alberta
    Vehicle:
    2024 Prius Prime
    Model:
    XSE
    He's not the first; Ghengis Khan, Josef Stalin, Thomas Edison, Adolf Hitler, on and on...
    The ego is based on believing that every thought in your head is the truth.
     
  8. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    111,963
    50,947
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    i can't believe i agree with him:64958556
     
  9. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2005
    20,805
    8,607
    54
    Location:
    Montana & Nashville, TN
    Vehicle:
    2018 Chevy Volt
    Model:
    Premium
    didn't know they too - favored no hybrids over ev's.
     
  10. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2005
    28,224
    15,966
    0
    Location:
    Huntsville AL
    Vehicle:
    2018 Tesla Model 3
    Model:
    Prime Plus
    And Priuschatters?

    Bob Wilson
     
  11. Gokhan

    Gokhan Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2008
    5,590
    2,196
    0
    Location:
    Paramount CA
    Vehicle:
    2021 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Limited
    Neither he nor SpaceX has been doing well lately.

    His Nazi salutes will never be forgotten.
     
    bisco likes this.
  12. Paul Gregory

    Paul Gregory Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2022
    1,309
    347
    0
    Location:
    Alberta
    Vehicle:
    2024 Prius Prime
    Model:
    XSE
    The world awaits to see if he responds to all the negativity he's received with contrition or arrogance.
    My money is on him doubling-down forever on his stupid ways, just like Trump.

    And Scott Adams for that matter.