Elon Enthusiast: The Life and Times of Elon Musk

Hey there fellow Elon Enthusists, it’s been awhile. Apologies for leaving you hanging but life happens...and then your 2FA gets out sync...then you have to prove you are an IRL human entity... :-)

Anyway, I’ve missed you. We have so much to catch up on! First of all where are you at with Elon? The news/”news” about him is so different then when I started this blog years ago, people are all over the place. Share in the comments what your thoughts are, I’m curious.

I found some Elon-related quizzes that demonstrate how all over the board people are with him:

Quiz #1: How much do you know about Elon Musk?

Quiz #2: What Do You Really Know About Real-Life Iron Man Elon Musk?

Quiz #3: How well do you know Elon Musk's electric car company?

Quiz #4: Who said it - Donald Trump or Elon Musk?

Quiz #5: Up, Up and Away: The SpaceX Quiz

I've been delinquent on posting some submissions. Adam, thanks for submitting and your hard work on the animation!

Hi,

I’ve just created a short animation on Elon Musk’s life based on the biography by Ashlee Vance that you may be interested in.

Many thanks,

To me the recent SpaceX video sums up this quote nicely,

“Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I’m hell-bent on making it work.”

From a great @wired article overviewing OpenAI, Musk's joint AI research startup.

A fellow Elon Enthusiast bought Kimball and Elon a drink after the last SpaceX launch 🚀🍻

Antonio Gracias about Elon Musk from Ashlee Vance's Musk biography. Gracias goes on to say:

“Most people who are under that sort of pressure fray,” Gracias said. “Their decisions go bad. Elon gets hyperrational. He’s still able to make very clear, long-term decisions. The harder it gets, the better he gets. Anyone who saw what he went through firsthand came away with more respect for the guy. I’ve just never seen anything like his ability to take pain.”