864K views · Jan 26, 2021 · 25:06 · 1 HN recommender · 3 mentions · discussed 2021–2022
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN mentions it mostly as critical commentary on Musk, with one commenter saying it tempered their view.
“this series of videos is tempering my understanding”
Video series that tempered the commenter's view of Musk.
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
“DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1”
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
“He was simply lucky to be in the Valley with a lot of his parent's money and connections”
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
