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    Elon Musk...human?

    in General Discussion

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    The harder I work the more I appreciate how super-human Elon is. I've found that an increase in work hours per week gets exponentially more difficult the closer you get to 100. I can hardly tell the difference between a 40 and 50 hr work week. The difference between a 80 hr and 90 hr work week is huge. Elon is churning out 80-100 hr work weeks in two fields infinitely more difficult than mine. It's hard to comprehend. And I admire the hell out of it.

     

    Edit: Thanks for posting that link, Liberty. That was very entertaining.

    Charlie Munger and the Daily Journal Corporation (DJCO)

    in Berkshire Hathaway

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    Here's a 2 hour audio clip of the Q & A. It includes everything except the very first question (which Charlie said happened to be the most intelligent question ever asked at the meeting, haha)

     

    Well, I have to ask then. What was the first question? TIA.

     

    My recollection is he asked what milestones Charlie expects to see in the legal publishing business. Charlie responded that it was an important question because it affects the entire future of the company.

    Charlie Munger quote

    in General Discussion

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    Trying to recall a quote made by Munger regarding the culture of Berkshire's annual meeting. It may have been said at a meeting as well. It was something to the effect of, "all these people aren't here because of the shareholder returns, there's a culture of intellectual curiosity. And why wouldn't I like being a part of that?"

     

    Can anyone recall him making this comment?

    Elon Musk...human?

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    +1

     

    I couldn't agree more.  For whatever the reason is, Musk is doing more for humanity than all of the engineers in the world who are enviously bitching that Musk isn't very smart combined.  There is a creative aspect to doing important, beneficial, and successful things as well.  Musk not only has sufficient intelligence to be as successful as he's been, but he also has vision, creativity, relentlessness, business acumen, and a shit load of guts.  In my 19 years as an engineer, I've known absolutely brilliant people who have none of those other qualities which Musk has.  I've had many arguments with fellow engineers, who are much smarter than I am, who always want to do things the hard way simply because they can, who want to add unnecessary features that no customer will ever need or use and will add to the cost, time, and complexity of the product, simply because it's possible to do, etc.  There are so many brilliant people in one narrow area of knowledge who have not a lick of common sense what-so-ever and who do ridiculous things.  I have very little respect for anyone who would belittle the intelligence of someone like Musk. Why would you make such a fool of yourself? Envy really is an ugly thing.

     

    Well said

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