But that’s the thing and it’s the reason why the praise for him always went way too far- he funded the Falcon 9. He didn’t help design it. He’s an investor, not an inventor. I wish people understood that even if they admired him.
You highlight a very important distinction my friend. Any rich asshole can fund something. It doesn’t make you smart, it just makes you loaded with capital.
But that’s the thing and it’s the reason why the praise for him always went way too far- he funded the Falcon 9. He didn’t help design it. He’s an investor, not an inventor. I wish people understood that even if they admired him.
You highlight a very important distinction my friend. Any rich asshole can fund something. It doesn’t make you smart, it just makes you loaded with capital.
Yes, the wording was very deliberate. Has to be when the subject isn’t entirely good or entirely evil.
Clarification, he didn’t fund falcon 9. Other investors funded it. He just takes all the praise.