What evidence do you have to substantiate that claim? Not disagreeing but it's truthfully the first time I've heard this opinion and I always keep an open mind.
I actually think going to MArs is brilliant. If I could and had the $, I'd make it happen and genetically engineer the new human 2.0 so that IQ is over 200 and is balanced with spirituality, emotional intelligence, enlightenment, and selfless service to others, then figure out how to help the war mongering death planet called earth
the amount of trees planted in one year by the world's billionaires should be about 50 billion possibly more.
it won't change everything, but if completed it will do a HELL of lot more for this planet than Musk's stupid mars game. At least that provides a distraction while they continue to fleece us.
I think Musk is the same kind of person as any other billionaire.
In this world you have to be ruthless and clever to make that much money. Then you have to be just as ruthless and clever to keep someone else from ripping you off. Plus you have to be an incredible selfish person to keep it all for yourself.
Now some people are going to want to jump in and say "Oh but Hyperloop, Tesla and Space-X"
Well, I read a story talking about where the business opportunities of the future are going to be. One is electricity, batteries and electric cars. I think Musk wants to be a major player in this area because we're going to be switching over to solar power and we're going to need some kind of battery tech for grid level power storage.
It's easy to guess that Elon Musk wants to be to 21st century electrical power what Cornelius Vanderbilt was to the railroad system back in the 1800's.
Same thing goes for SpaceX. Think of space as open territory where there are no laws or regulations. People are talking about mining asteroids. So it could be like the gold rush all over again. Except this time, the only prospectors will be super rich people who can afford to go into space. Again, Musk wants to be where the action is going to be in the near future.
That leaves Hyperloop. I've heard that one killer application for Hyperloop tech is to offload cargo from container ships. The ships are parked out at sea. The cargo is moved from the ships to warehouses onshore via a hyperloop link that runs under the sea floor. Why do it this way?
By moving the port offshore, you free up a huge amount of onshore real estate. That's real estate along the shoreline with a great view of the ocean. Yet again, a huge opportunity to cash in that doesn't become apparent until a few years from now.
Musk is smart, and he's always got his eye on where things are going to be 10 or 20 years down the road. "Musk, the techno savior of mankind" is just a persona crafted by his PR team.
If I was ET, I'd stay as far away from this fucked up civilization as I could until it destroyed itself and the planet. Maybe the cockroaches will be more worthy.
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2 b_low_brown 2016-09-28
...no insight into that statement mate?
-7 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
he's a fraud and a distraction. simple.
4 b_low_brown 2016-09-28
What evidence do you have to substantiate that claim? Not disagreeing but it's truthfully the first time I've heard this opinion and I always keep an open mind.
2 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
is this planet still a festering pile of crap? do most of us live in poverty? but billionaires are plotting their escape to mars?
LOL. we are not fooled by circuses. some bread would be nice.
4 DrDougExeter 2016-09-28
then again circus on mars would be really something
2 cannibaloxfords 2016-09-28
I actually think going to MArs is brilliant. If I could and had the $, I'd make it happen and genetically engineer the new human 2.0 so that IQ is over 200 and is balanced with spirituality, emotional intelligence, enlightenment, and selfless service to others, then figure out how to help the war mongering death planet called earth
1 cannibaloxfords 2016-09-28
IF you had billions, how fast do you think you'd be able to change the above?
1 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
within one year to make a big difference, within 10 years to finish the job.
1 cannibaloxfords 2016-09-28
how
1 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
I would pay people to replant forests - poor people in Indonesia and South America mostly where there are 5 trillion trees missing.
Low tech, high impact, long lasting.
1 cannibaloxfords 2016-09-28
How will this change everything within 1 year? I don't see it
1 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
the amount of trees planted in one year by the world's billionaires should be about 50 billion possibly more.
it won't change everything, but if completed it will do a HELL of lot more for this planet than Musk's stupid mars game. At least that provides a distraction while they continue to fleece us.
1 outbackdude 2016-09-28
Are you like 18? Because if you think that planting trees will fix anything you're pretty naieve.
Musk has done more to help the environment than a lot of activists. He is trying to create a world without fossil fuels. Cut him some slack.
1 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
it's spelled, 'naive'
and Musk is in it for himself. he's a greedy hoarder like the rest of them. destroying this planet for $$.
planting 5 trillion trees will have the most effect for the money, and not just for us, but also the billions of birds with no habitat.
1 TheCrimsonCorndog 2016-09-28
Please do elaborate on your plan.
2 imnumber4 2016-09-28
The man talks big, but that's kind of expected at this point considering he achieves big too.
-1 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
achieved what? how has it changed your life for the better?
3 konnaxx 2016-09-28
He gave us PAYPAL !
4 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
he implemented a way to charge money for spending money. he is the poster boy for capitalism.
3 OB1_kenobi 2016-09-28
I think Musk is the same kind of person as any other billionaire.
In this world you have to be ruthless and clever to make that much money. Then you have to be just as ruthless and clever to keep someone else from ripping you off. Plus you have to be an incredible selfish person to keep it all for yourself.
Now some people are going to want to jump in and say "Oh but Hyperloop, Tesla and Space-X"
Well, I read a story talking about where the business opportunities of the future are going to be. One is electricity, batteries and electric cars. I think Musk wants to be a major player in this area because we're going to be switching over to solar power and we're going to need some kind of battery tech for grid level power storage.
It's easy to guess that Elon Musk wants to be to 21st century electrical power what Cornelius Vanderbilt was to the railroad system back in the 1800's.
Same thing goes for SpaceX. Think of space as open territory where there are no laws or regulations. People are talking about mining asteroids. So it could be like the gold rush all over again. Except this time, the only prospectors will be super rich people who can afford to go into space. Again, Musk wants to be where the action is going to be in the near future.
That leaves Hyperloop. I've heard that one killer application for Hyperloop tech is to offload cargo from container ships. The ships are parked out at sea. The cargo is moved from the ships to warehouses onshore via a hyperloop link that runs under the sea floor. Why do it this way?
By moving the port offshore, you free up a huge amount of onshore real estate. That's real estate along the shoreline with a great view of the ocean. Yet again, a huge opportunity to cash in that doesn't become apparent until a few years from now.
Musk is smart, and he's always got his eye on where things are going to be 10 or 20 years down the road. "Musk, the techno savior of mankind" is just a persona crafted by his PR team.
1 whipnil 2016-09-28
1 s70n3834r 2016-09-28
Simpsons called it last season.
1 blindedzeppelin 2016-09-28
Or he could be the perfect person of choice to subtly prep the country for eventual extraterrestrial disclosure
0 JTRIG_trainee 2016-09-28
If I was ET, I'd stay as far away from this fucked up civilization as I could until it destroyed itself and the planet. Maybe the cockroaches will be more worthy.
1 henrey713 2016-09-28
Explain yourself or shut up. Simple.
1 qkrnxtl 2016-09-28
I don't fully trust Mr. Mathis here but: http://mileswmathis.com/musk.pdf
-1 flat_bastard 2016-09-28
He's the biggest liar, fraudster and hoaxer on the planet bar none.
1 outbackdude 2016-09-28
Are you like 18? Because if you think that planting trees will fix anything you're pretty naieve.
Musk has done more to help the environment than a lot of activists. He is trying to create a world without fossil fuels. Cut him some slack.