They all look alike!
Monday, 25 August 2008
You are unwilling to trust every man with one gun but you are eager to trust one man with 10,000,000 guns.
Every man — 50,000 estimated by historical trend.
One man — 70,000 confirmed, 150,000+ certain, 350,000 probable, 750,000 possible, 1,000,000 unlikely but within the domain of possibility.
Now, tell me whose trust is misplaced.
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Re: The Elon Musk Phenomenon...
I recall, years ago, an engineer said to me that his goal was to become the next Elon Musk, that he aspired to be everything that Elon represented...
Yes at the time, Tesla was emerging, Space X becoming a household name. Musk was un-besmirched by social media and his own appearances and attributed quotes/tweets. His image just seemed so clean and attractive. Like he was really part of the next wave of innovation - carrying the torch that other conflicted figures (such as Jobs) had once forcefully wielded.
And now he seems out of touch, sort of desperate and fearful of losing that ideal self-image in the zeitgeist - let's say. Clutching at every opportunity to inject himself and his companies into the conversation.
I just wish he'd kept working on expanding and enabling the projects and endeavors instead of choosing the ever-present and attractive, momentary high of Social Media / Front Page headlines. It just reeks of inadequacy and, well, averageness... That's just my take.
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One cold stormy day a Goatherd drove his Goats for shelter into a cave, where a number of Wild Goats had also found their way. The Shepherd wanted to make the Wild Goats part of his flock; so he fed them well. But to his own flock, he gave only just enough food to keep them alive. When the weather cleared, and the Shepherd led the Goats out to feed, the Wild Goats scampered off to the hills.
“Is that the thanks I get for feeding you and treating you so well?” complained the Shepherd.
“Do not expect us to join your flock,” replied one of the Wild Goats. “We know how you would treat us later on, if some strangers should come as we did.”
Take that, subspace.
