[ExI] I salute Elon Musk, Captain of Spaceship Earth!

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 1:22 AM Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Apr 26, 2022, at 9:53 PM, Rafal Smigrodzki via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 4:01 PM Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> On Apr 26, 2022, at 8:25 AM, spike jones via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> > Ja.  But there are more than two sides.  Musk is African American and a
>> libertarian (oh what a fine example of a libertarian is he, the modern John
>> Galt.)
>>
>> Recall how in Rand’s novel John Galt got all those government contracts?
>> Remember how Galt was the scion of a wealthy family? You don’t recall those
>> things? Well, that’s because Galt wasn’t born into wealth and didn’t step
>> his way up the financial ladder via dipping into the tax fund. (Yeah, Galt
>> is a fictional character, but his fictional biography is of someone born
>> into a lower middle class family, leaving home at 12, and working his way
>> up from there.)
>>
>> This isn’t to belittle Musk’s achievements in the area of space
>> technology, cars, and batteries. Hes shaken up those industries. But he’s
>> hardly a John Galt.
>>
>>
> ### Is Musk a "scion of a wealthy family"? Did he step his way up the
> financial ladder via dipping into the tax fund?
>
>
> Yes and yes. Do you know his biography? Do you know about his father’s
> wealth?
>

### Are you claiming Errol Musk was rich? How rich exactly?
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Do you know how his business have actively pursued and gotten federal and
> state subsidies?
>

### Are you claiming Elon Musk made his money from state subsidies? What
fraction?

Do look things up in reputable sources. Daily Kos and Gizmodo don't count.

Rafal
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