• Wanderer@lemm.ee
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    NASA contracting stuff to space X has probably be the most amazing and sound financial decision they have made.

    People on this website are so biased because Elon runs it but he genuinely built one of the most amazing companies in the world. Government including the US are miles behind them and struggling to play catch up and they are only trying because Space X has become so much better than them they have to.

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        Don’t care. He built the company, he’s the face of it. People hate the company and live in a dreamland where it’s failing because they want what Elon owns to be shit.

        It isn’t and they are wrong because they can’t see past their bias.

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          Space x doesn’t work thanks to Musk. It works DESPITE him, and it requires careful management.

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          Yes, Musk has made people hate anything he’s involved in, or that enriches him. It’s only natural; Actions have consequences. He’s a severely mentally ill billionaire, increasingly detached from reality. And now his politics and disinformation are a danger to millions of people. If SpaceX or Tesla wants to feel the love, they know what to do. Until then, I can only assume they accept the consequences.

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            I’m not sure how peoples delusions are a logical outcome.

            If I don’t like America that doesn’t mean it suddenly isn’t the richest country in the world just because I don’t like it.

            People really need to understand their bias, wanting SpaceX to be shit doesn’t make it so. That’s what we are talking about. Nothing else. SpaceX rockets aren’t powered on feels.

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              You keep bringing up people wanting spacex to be shit but I don’t think that’s a prevailing sentiment

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                I have definitely seen that. You see it more on the tests of Starship. Even when it is successful and goes better than expected. Because it blows up a lot of people are laughing at how bad the company is.

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          From what I see Gwynne Shotwell is the one that’s really doing the heavy lifting in the company.

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            Seriously what is going on here?

            Okay? If that is or isn’t correct what did I say that was wrong?

            Are you saying. People think Spacex is a failing company (when it isn’t) because of Shotwell?

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              They’re just adding context. Calm down you have a real victim complex going on, and it’s boring.

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                It’s not context because it’s irrelevant to the point at hand. It’s an adjacent point but it isn’t related.

                I’m talking about people perception of SpaceX. The actual inner workings of the company is an irrelevant point.

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                It’s not a complex, he’s reacting to the downvotes (that do seem unfair).

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                  He’s being downvoted because people are pointing things out and he’s arguing about them, even though they are reality.

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                    Exactly what “things” are you referring to? Also, his last post wasn’t really even arguing… It was asking questions.

                    He said

                    Okay? If that is or isn’t correct what did I say that was wrong?

                    Which I have to say, is a more than reasonable question, it’s an attempt to start a dialogue. Down voting a reply like that is just childish.

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              I haven’t said anything about it being a failing company, I’m just introducing some much needed information because of how much glazing I’ve noticed.

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                  You don’t seem to understand how spaceX works, so your assertions ignore those internals and paint the wrong picture.

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      People on this website are so biased because Elon runs it but he genuinely built one of the most amazing companies in the world

      Elon didn’t build it. They literally have a manager whose entire job is to make sure Elon doesn’t get too close to the technical stuff because he’ll break it with some random order to change it for no reason

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        I read quite a bit about how spacex was formed, including the book that obviously will tell the hero tales of Elon. But I’ve never seen any mention of this and would like to learn more. Would you be able to share a link?

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      It’s not just blind hate for Elon, they’re genuinely terrible stewards of the environment in south Texas. They constantly lie about their intentions and impact to avoid having to take responsibility for anything. Say what you will about how independently they operate from his input, this is definitely a company culture that he cultivates and promotes.

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        https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1823378186836889699

        CNBC updated its story yesterday with additional factually inaccurate information.

        While there may be a typo in one table of the initial TCEQ’s public version of the permit application, the rest of the application and the lab reports clearly states that levels of Mercury found in non-stormwater discharge associated with the water deluge system are well below state and federal water quality criteria (of no higher than 2.1 micrograms per liter for acute aquatic toxicity), and are, in most instances, non-detectable.

        The initial application was updated within 30 days to correct the typo and TCEQ is updating the application to reflect the correction.

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        The news story you are linking was incorrect and based on a typo in a report.

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          So I’ve read.

          They still blew up their launch pad and showered a protected wildlife area with particulate, metal, and concrete debris.

          They then built and operated their water deluge system without obtaining permits.

          Typo or no, they’re still taking a fast and loose, “better to ask forgiveness than permission” approach that is a detriment to a protected natural environment. They intend to test the limits of the Texas government’s ability to show disdain for the environment in favor of private enterprise.

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            I agree, I’m just saying this story in particular is untrue. That, obviously, doesn’t excuse all the other things they actually did, like the ones you linked here.

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        Those are valid points. The people that actually know even small amounts about the company do have interesting insights.

        But I wasn’t talking about those people. I was talking about people that see the name Elon and immediately “know” the company is in a shambles, failing and can’t keep up with the competition and all other sorts of nonsense based on no facts.