I’m not sure if he realizes how stupid that makes him sound
He’s that stupid, so no, he doesn’t.
He sounds very Trumpian.
The charitable interpretation is that it was just hyperbole as a joke. Unfortunately, for that to be true, he would have to think it’s a ridiculous thing to say and I’m not sure he does.
Did… did he actually say this? I knew this guy was full of it, but that’s a whole other level.
Sounds very much like Trump’s mode of speech. Best/biggest in history yadda yadda
This is Narcissistic behavior, not exclusive to trump, but only because trump and musk are both Narcissists of a high caliber.
Yep. Just watch any of Thunderfoot’s musk videos and you’ll see that clip featured at least once.
I work in manufacturing industry as a production planner. Although I am in a central position, from everything that happens on the factory floor to make a complete product, I know surprisingly little. There are so mind bogglingly many little details in the process. That’s why there are so fucking many of us here.
From where I’m sitting, the higher you go on the management ladder more clueless people are about the actual manufacturing process. They don’t need to know to do their job. They just need to listen when somebody who knows tells them the abbreviated version when necessary.
Elon does not appear to be a listener.
He’s just a pompous narcissist or possibly a full blown psycho. Not sure what his tallent is.
His main talent is “already having lots of money”.
The more proficient and knowledgeable in a topic you are you usually tend to see how much you don’t know yet.
Rarely someone who is actually good is going to claim to know the most in a topic.
Its many reasons the saturn V can never be rebuilt. We know the plans and specs, but all the details of the manufacturering were all held by the people doing the work. Each one was unique.
I wouldn’t expect anything less of Phony Stark.
I’ve not heard that before, it’s very good.
I can’t claim origin for that, but I think it fits. Feel free to use :)
“At this point, I think I pay enough talented people who know things to make it look like I actually know things so I can focus on acting like a fool on social media platforms and interviews.”
And don’t forget the little team that makes me believe it was me all the time!
When I was a kid my parents wouldn’t let me make my own pinewood derby car, even though I had done one already without issue the previous year. My dad then proceeded to put a 1/2" drill bit through his hand while doing it for me. I always found that kind of funny.
“See son, this is what can happen if you’re too inexperienced.”
and yet even at that age I new not to put my fingies in the path of the sharp things.
Reminds me of the Starship Troopers scene “Why do we need to know how to throw a knife when we can just nuke the bugs?”
the creator of the cybertruck
The creator of the electric semi truck and roaster 2nd generation… wait a second seems like they are having some manufacturing issues
I needed to find the source to hear the tone of that statement for myself - it’s from an interview from 2022 (link is timestamped):
The true stable genius. Such wow
I don’t know about genius, but he sure is a stable guessing from the amount of horseshit in him.
Loved the initial laughs
(Noting I’m not in a position to judge his claim, but that’s OK as plenty of other commenters are comfortable doing so)
Im pretty confortable saying that anyone that calls himself “the best THING currently alive” is an idiot
Heh, well they are certainly unafraid of being perceived as self-centered!
Better when others are the ones to hype someone up with a high superlative like this guy I found:
In an informal poll at a 1990 cosmology conference, Witten received the largest number of mentions as “the smartest living physicist”.
Oh Mr. Musk, why must you do the silly stuff… so many big, expensive distractions (to say the very least)…
When I got into computers the tech that trained me in my first coop placement in high school told me, on day one, “Anyone who ever tells you they know everything about computers is an idiot.”
Still resonates with me today and I always tell juniors the same.
Mr. Musk could manufacture himself into a fine powder.
I’d love to see his engineering drawings.
the closest thing i guess would be his hyperloop white paper lol
Hope it doesn’t sound arrogant when I say that I am the greatest man in the world.
And I am the most humble, if I might add!
When I started this company, I had only two things - a dream, and six million pounds
Maybe manufacturing stock manipulations, nothing tangible.
Shame. Shame upon you!
Elona channeling her inner Karen, good for her.
