Because he built a massive electric car company, launched a new global satellite internet service with micro-satellites, and successfully launched reusable heavy rockets?
(In before someone replied with the famous Obama quote “you didn’t build that”)
He said he was going to do huge, groundbreaking things and actually delivered on them?
Elon is clearly capable but I get it, people disagree with his politics so they pretend he not credible at all?
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Tesla – Musk did not found Tesla. It was started by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003. Musk joined as an investor in 2004 and later took over as CEO. Tesla’s engineering and production achievements are the result of work by thousands of engineers and employees. Bought, not built.
Starlink is a project within SpaceX, which Musk co-founded, but the development of its satellite internet network has been carried out by SpaceX engineers and scientists. The technology and execution come from a large team.
Reusable Rockets – The success of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy reusability was achieved through the efforts of SpaceX’s engineers, especially Tom Mueller, who led the development of the Merlin engines.
Is your criticism really that Musk didnt build stuff HIMSELF but had a team of engineers? Yeah of course no one thinks he designed and assembled every starlink sattalite himself. Thats a preposterous contention. He did, in facf, lead the teams that accomplished this stuff.
Musk’s skill seems to be building and fostering a successful team, and picking up engineering-related skills quickly. Those skills arguably transfer to what DOGE’s goals are better than being a really great mechanical engineer or being a really great chemist.
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That's beside the point; he's a compulsive liar, so it shouldn't be surprising when he lies.
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