Common Sense Skeptic
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25:06 · 864K views · Jan 26, 2021
Part one of a two-part skeptical series examining Elon Musk's past business dealings to test whether he is a self-made genius billionaire.
HN mentions it mostly as critical commentary on Musk, with one commenter saying it tempered their view.
3 comments from Hacker News
He has done a good job and intentional job of making it seem like he was - and both original founders left soon after he started making active moves as an investor. I've been a big fan but this series of videos is tempering my understanding: this video
Hyperloop is very much a con job. "Full Self Driving is just a year away" is very much a con job. The cybertruck is a con job. The Tesla Semi is a con job. The tesla robot is a con job. [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] Mark Spiegel: Elon Musk is ‘a pathological liar’ [LINK] The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk [LINK] DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 this video The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, And Here's Why [LINK]
Neither the sale of Zip2 nor the success of PayPal had anything to do with Musk. He was simply lucky to be in the Valley with a lot of his parent's money and connections at the right time. this video