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I thought it was a great interview, technical info too.
As someone who reads and watches everything I can find on Musk, I didn’t think it was a waste, though I was disappointed in the quality of the questions. He did seem a bit down, but whether or not that had anything to do with what is happening at Boca Chica is impossible to say. Elon is the kind of person who has emotional highs and lows a bit more than most people, in my opinion. I wish he had been more upbeat but that’s just the way he is.Was a bit of a waste of time to be honest. Absolutely zero news on Starlink. Only the 301 steel comment was new. He was clearly on a downer. If he had just come from Boca Chica then it doesn't bode well for progress down there. Real wasted opportunity on the part of the organisers for most people in that audience.
I disagree that he was “dumping on” F9 design. He said that development of that vehicle had reached an asymptote and further effort to improve the vehicle was not a good use of resources. That seems sensible. You have to know when to move on from a design and start fresh. It’s a hard lesson for many people when they get overly attached to something they have been deeply involved in creating. Elon’s description of the issue with a composite interstage being attached to a metal stage was an acknowledgement of a design flaw and as the chief designer ultimately the decision to do that was his responsibility. I don’t think he would deny that. He did not specifically blame anyone else, and he clearly said that SpaceX has a lot of great people.I thought dumping on your main product and the engineers that designed and worked on it was "kinda wack". F9 is now the workhorse so structural design issues or not, it works. R
Describing college and University as hanging out with friends and learning how to do chores is just pure wisdom. There are, of course, exceptions to that rule but they are the edge parameters. He is also viewing this from his perspective of engineering. I doubt such perspective would work for someone wanting to be a doctor. Schools are not good and changing or innovating on the fly like Elon needs and wants.
I think its the exact opposite. Elon is the epitome of a corner case, where his relentless ambition and singular focus on inventing success is the only motivating factor in his life, and his unquestionable genius allows him to easily grasp concepts (technical or otherwise) that the rest of us could only dream of understanding after years of study.