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Mr_Beanths 57 points ago +57 / -0

I have been really digging into Elon Musk and I wouldn’t say that he’s based, but he doesn’t intentionally talk shit about the President. Even when invited or almost forced to do so.

He’s a smart guy who understands the needs for deregulation, but also certain regulations. Sure, he borrowed tons of money from the US government, but he also paid it all back with interest.

And if you look at everything he is doing right now, it almost seems like he’s the only truly innovative person in America or even the world.

He’s really inspired me. My wife said I might like him more than I like Trump, but I told her that would never happen. I love my President.

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Gulfdream 39 points ago +39 / -0

Sure, he borrowed tons of money from the US government, but he also paid it all back with interest.

He also privatized space flight, and saved NASA an absolute ton of money already, and immeasurable amounts going into the future, I'm sure.

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Mr_Beanths 28 points ago +28 / -0

Yep. This dude is doing things that literally all of the “experts” said couldn’t be done. Just like my President.

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Trump-2024 4 points ago +4 / -0

Even NASA cucked out on explaining why the Boeing craft failed to reach the ISS. They had hardware and software problems IN ADDITION TO not setting a fucking clock in the spacecraft to the right time.

NASA's investigation blamed themselves because they devoted too much of their personnel auditing and micromanaging SpaceX. Because Boeing was the "trusted" company, they were given 4X the money and free reign to operate as they saw fit, thus their craft failed...

Liberal logic: You didn't handhold me. You gave me too much money and freedom, so you didn't catch my mistakes. If's your fault I failed.

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PantsJihad 5 points ago +5 / -0

Look at the R&D his other ventures are doing with advanced neural interfaces (early applications will be prosthetics, try cybernetic ones) and even the Boring Company.

The guy has a bit of a midas touch when it comes to choosing where to apply his efforts. I find him very inspiring and entertaining, and thats a rare combo to pull off.

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Spicy_maymay 1 point ago +1 / -0

Sure, he borrowed tons of money from the US government, but he also paid it all back with interest.

Which is a lot more than those who got a useless degree in liberal sharts can say.

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YourDaddyKnowsBest [S] 24 points ago +24 / -0

I have been really digging into Elon Musk and I wouldn’t say that he’s based, but he doesn’t intentionally talk shit about the President. Even when invited or almost forced to do so.

He’s 100% about his business. And he’s been successful at it… winning is a process of decisions.

Trump 2020.

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Mr_Beanths 22 points ago +22 / -0

I would go further than that and say that he is 100% about the goal of his businesses. Which is the spread the use of electric cars and colonize Mars. I’m no tree hugger, more of a tech person, but I can see a Model Y in my future very soon.

On top of that, things like Starlink are going to change the Internet service providing world. I can’t wait to tell my cable provider to kiss my ass.

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YourDaddyKnowsBest [S] 15 points ago +15 / -0

and colonize Mars.

That is the ultimate goal… and the Minerals on Mars.

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MAGAMAN4EVA 6 points ago +6 / -0

Not really. I mean people want to go to Mars but there is really no real reason to other than being the first.

The minerals are all on easy to get to asteroids. Its damn hard to get to mars and land let alone return witch is 100 times harder. Why deal with that when you can just mine a rock already in space? They never will. As for living on another planet you can forget about that too. The surface of mars is hard to land on because of the atmosphere but offers none of the benefits atmospheres should. The radiation is the same as being in deep space pretty much and the gravity isn't much more that the moon. Way to low to live on permanently.

Were gonna live inside giant rotating cylinders if we ever live anywhere else but earth. Only way to simulate Earth. They can even build them on the moon which does make sense to live on since its so close to earth and you can catapult back/ actually mine.

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Mr_Beanths 10 points ago +10 / -0

Tesla is a little different since it’s a public company. The reason SpaceX isn’t public is because his goal is to colonize Mars. Starlink is going to exist purely for funding Mars missions. SpaceX won’t go public until Musk is long gone.

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BlackFlag 7 points ago +7 / -0

I'm very skeptical about Starlink..... but I could be wrong.

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Mr_Beanths 5 points ago +5 / -0

It’s okay to be skeptical. But if you think about it, the main goal of Musk is to colonize Mars and the main way he is going to pay for that is through Starlink. This man made rockets that can land upright, I’m confident he can make and ISP. It’s going to be a very cool future we live in.

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Mr_Beanths 9 points ago +9 / -0

The rest of the world will be colonizing us, if Biden is President.

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FliesTheFlag 4 points ago +4 / -0

Starlink

What I am waiting for. Been getting fucked by the telecom companies for to many years, govt has given them so much free money and they still fuck the consumer. Overcharged if you live in the city, fucked with some crap 5Mbps trash if you don't.

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fluffmiceter 10 points ago +10 / -0

Maybe Elon isn't exactly on the same wavelength with GEOTUS in terms of politics, but I'm pretty sure Elon and Trump hold massive respect for each other. Both are pioneers in their own respective fields, both are visionaries, both plan long term ambitions and GET STUFF DONE! They are truly similar in those aspects.

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VidMaster 6 points ago +6 / -0

Check out what he is doing with Neuralink - truly incredible stuff.

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Mr_Beanths 4 points ago +4 / -0

I know! It’s amazing. This dude is doing literally 4-5 revolutionary things at once! He alone is making the future an exciting place.

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StopDegeneracy2020 3 points ago +3 / -0

he's the fucking GOAT. Truly the only billionaire that's using his wealth to build a better future and progressing our great civilization. God forbid the Chinese reach mars first. imagining the CCP flag on the planet is disgusting

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MAGAMAN4EVA 4 points ago +5 / -1

Isn't Tesla still heavily subsidized?

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Mr_Beanths 11 points ago +11 / -0

Not anymore. They were initially given a multi-billion dollar loan by the Us government, but they paid it back with interest. Trust me, I used to be against Elon and talk about the subsidies, but the more I learn about him, the more I see that he is truly the only explorer alive today.

And he sees the importance of the American spirit in what he is doing. He understands what it’s like to be an American, which is important.

It’s true, that electric vehicle purchases are still given tax incentives, which can be seen as subsidies, but Tesla is making moves to make their cars even cheaper and cheaper.

They just released the Model Y and already dropped the price by $3k for basically no reason. And in September they’re announcing new battery technology that will make their cars cheaper and more efficient. They’re either going to double the mileage capacity of Tesla’s or cut the battery size in half while keeping the same mileage. September is going to be a very cool time for electric cars.