Elon is a strange bird, but I am flabbergasted at the sh*t he gets done. The most famous historical genius inventors, world leaders, "Renaissance Men", or whatever - are usually known for one or two great discoveries or achievements. Da Vinci, Newton, Edison, Lincoln, Einstein, Franklin, Churchill... even more recent guys like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc... whoever you bring up, you can basically boil their story down to one or two great things. (Da Vinci is an exception, he did have many varied and incredible accomplishments, and I realize I'm oversimplifying achievements of others.)
I think a lot of that is because it's frickin hard to create something world-changing. Those guys spend every waking hour for decades focused and working on that one thing. It was said Edison had produced 10,000 prototypes for the light bulb before he found the one that worked. That's wild ambition, focus, and dedication.
Then you have Elon, who built up and is still leading the world's largest EV manufacturer, literally constructed passenger tunnels under Las Vegas, built a consumer-friendly satellite wifi company, bought and reinvented one of the largest social media platforms on a lark, decided to help get Trump re-elected and I guess will direct a new government agency, catches 20-story tall rockets out of the air fairly routinely now, has found a way for paraplegics to use their brainwaves to speak and move - and oh by the way is currently constructing the largest supercomputer in the world on the side.
I can barely keep a few projects spinning here in my little world every day and still get my kids to do their homework and to soccer practice. I don't know how the 17 it's possible to do what he gets done.
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