Born in 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa to mixed nationality family, Elon Musk has started his journey in changing our world.
Graduate of University of Pennsylvania with Bachelors in Economics and Physics, co-founder of Zip2 and X.com, former co-owner of PayPal, co-founder of Tesla Motors and founder of SpaceX company.
Mostly known for his unusual actions ,this entrepreneur and investor is the closest we have to fictional figure of Tony Stark.
Mostly known for his unusual actions ,this entrepreneur and investor is the closest we have to fictional figure of Tony Stark.
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| Elon Musk. source :https://www.wired.co.uk/article/whats-driving-elon-musk |
For me Elon Musk is more than a person, he’s a symbol of freedom. Freedom in doing, saying, achieving what we want. He is also an example of a man ready to act on his words, looking forward to new experiences not tethered by what was in the past.
Lately you probably have heard about him having to step down from Tesla's Director’s Board after controversial tweet, here is Time's article on that, or maybe about his twitter activities, the Hyperloops first tunnel opening in December of this year and maybe even his upcoming brand of tequila.
Nonetheless you have heard of him or his actions, and seeing as he does not feel confined on social media you are bound to hear more.
The man with power and means to do what he wants, who does what he wants, real life Tony Stark. Elon Musk.
- What do you think about Elon Musk ?
- How do you feel after me comparing him to Tony Stark’s figure ?
- Do you think Elon Musk should restrain himself from controversial social interactions(tweets)?
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He is an impostor and fraud. He has yet to succeed at anything but somehow spins every failure into proof of imminent success convincing investors to pump more money into his companies.
How do you feel after me comparing him to Tony Stark’s figure?
Quite accurate, however real life is not a movie, he is funded by the government.
Do you think Elon Musk should restrain himself from controversial social interactions(tweets)?
Panem et circenses. He fits perfectly into modern idea of start-ups and generally easy and controversial business management. That's what's makes this fraud.
Why do you feel like that about him ?
I don't think he should hold back. People are interested in what is created and how or what new ideas come. This shows his openness.
Dennis Ritchie or Guido van Rossum. That is because they did not use their Twitter account while being drunk. In my opinion, such antics are unacceptable for a person like Elon -- a ruler of huge companies, and one of the most iconic figures of our time. Like, seriously, imagine a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates joking around with his followers in Twitter. Such attitude just simply do not suit a person of that social status. It has logically led to his suspension from ruling Tesla, and, in my opinion, Elon must get himself in one piece again asap. And do not tell that he is going through huge pressure and responsibility, so did already mentioned Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, who never allowed themselves to behave like that.
Tony Stark is a Fictional Character from Marvel universe, Elon is the closest we have currently to Tony Stark.
Also about your statement about Elon being the only one having time for social media, here is great video where u can see inside Teslas Factory and get some context on how much he knows and cares about it. So f u wanted to undermine his involvement by pointing out he has time for social media i would argue it.
I think that the comparison to Stark is quite accurate. Of course, in the film, Stark is much more technologically advanced, however, Elon Musk is Stark in the real world.
I think that some tweets may have a negative impact on opinions about him. I also think that controversial statements make it even more popular.
In my opinion, Tony Stark is a real person in the legendary character.I would like to compare him with Carl Freer , the founder of game console Gizmondo . They have roughly the same characters.
Using social networks is one way of connecting directly with customers, an integral part of corporate communication with customers.
Instead of spending a lot of money on advertising, he can by posting a comment on Twitter, indirectly and free of charge give a permission to the rest of the media to transfer his writings to everyone.
I am really not a great fan of Marvel series so for me comparing anybody with characters from these series is like downgrading or comparing with something useless.
I think this is just the way of advertising. As I already mentioned, I guess that someone among his employees advised him to do it.
Well, what about restraining himself, I guess everyone should do this no matter what. Especially people on such positions. Everything they say may affect on them or their business.
I don’t think he can be compared to Tony Stark and I don’t like any kind of serious comparisons of real people to unrealistic superheroes. No man is perfect, and neither is Elon Musk. He just tries his best to make his dreams and visions come true. Calling him a fraud is so cynical, I genuinely feel sorry for anyone around the people who write that.
As for the tweets — yes, I think thinking thrice instead of twice might help Elon to avoid needless controversies which cost him, his shareholders, his employees and his customers real money. Wall Street doesn’t like that kind any kind of non-conformist behaviour.
I think that Elon Musk is quite similar to Tony Start, he is rich, has technical knowledge thanks to his skills and brings to live ideas similar to science fiction.
I don’t think Elon Musk should restrain himself. He isn’t a politician who is representing a nation or something similar, he has private companies and I think he should be able to decide what he posts.
I think he is a great person of our times. He has brilliant ideas and he is not afraid to put them into practice.
How do you feel after me comparing him to Tony Stark’s figure?
Well, he has not invented a flying suit yet, but I can understand that comparison.
Do you think Elon Musk should restrain himself from controversial social interactions(tweets)?
I think that's the way he rolls. He is uncouth, but for the good of the companies he founded - he should definitely restrain himself from such tweets.
#WitnessesOfMusk
Ha ha ha, Tony Stark - cooler! But I think that there are grounds for comparison.
Yes, of course, he does not position himself as a scandalous person, so he should be able to filter information on his Twitter account. I am sure that such scandalous situations as with the Englishman (who called his project of the boat - PR as a move) should not be so emotionally displayed on his Twitter page. Such situations lower his reputation.
I haven't watched Iron Man, so I think that I don't understand your comparison fully. In case of his tweets, I'm not much in them, but I don't find controversial the ones that you posted.
In general, it's not the best idea to compare movies with the real life. Still answering the question I guess Elon Mask does have some similarities with Tony Stark. They are both similar age, both have a desire to change the world for a better place.
Elon's twitter activity has always been quite intensive. To be honest I'd never thought that it can be somehow that serious. But the recent news about his decision to make Tesla private caused extreme raise of stock price. So perhaps he really needs to think about
his twits and what consequences there can be.
If we consider him as a genius, then it is safe to say that he is brilliantly conducting business processes in his organizations. He is one of the best investors, marketers and businessmen on the planet. There is no doubt about it.
But if we compare it with Tony Stark, then there is no need to be sure, because we cannot completely declare that he is the main author and developer of new products, about which we have been hearing lately. Surely, his share in technical developments is not so small, but one should not forget that most likely he has assembled an excellent team of brilliant minds.
Beyond the surroundings, Downey really wanted a peek inside Musk’s psyche. The men walked, sat in Musk’s office, and had lunch. Downey appreciated that Musk was not a foul-smelling, fidgety, coder whack job. What Downey picked up on instead were Musk’s “accessible eccentricities” and the feeling that he was an unpretentious sort who could work alongside the people in the factory. Both Musk and Stark were the type of men, according to Downey, who “had seized an idea to live by and something to dedicate themselves to” and were not going to waste a moment.
Its a fragment from linkedIn's post you can read fully here.
He has bright personality with all that energy to push technology in all those fields.
How do you feel after me comparing him to Tony Stark’s figure ?
It's complitly different personalities. There is hardly anything in common.
Do you think Elon Musk should restrain himself from controversial social interactions(tweets)?
It might be good since he have power to effect the world and not to louse power to accusations of false info
When it comes to comparing it to Tony Stark, it's hard for me to say something about it, because I do not like scifiction and I just searched for who on the internet, but I do not know this character.
In relation to his tweets, I think he should do it because only such things arouse interest.
I totally agree with a greeting that Elon Musk is a real Tony Stark, who is very similar to Musk and he had his part in one of Iron Man's movies, but Tony Stark didn’t care about him at all. All you have to do is wait for Elon Musk to start producing the Iron Man suits on the world scale.
As I said before, it's very good that he has his own opinion and shows it in public. As you can see, not everyone like what he says and he must pay lots of money for it. If he doesn’t care about millions he has spent on punishment, it suits me completely that he has his own opinion.
It seems to me that this is a good comparison and that Elon Musk is indeed the closest to what would look like Tony Stark in real life.
I don’t think that he should restrain himself from controversial social interactions because then he would act abnormal and he should stay true with himself both on his life and on social media.
But I am not praising him so much. He is a human being with big goals that is not for our understanding.
Well... yes and not. As an inventor and Marvel Film's persona yes. However, if we dig into comics version, that would be wrong.
Nowadays, everyone speaks about "freedom" of speech but same people judge words that they dislike. As a person with true equality in mind, I do not think that anyone must be restrain because of his point of view.
Maybe we can compare Elon Musk to Tony Stark but Tony is not real person and we can't meet his characteristics. This is too shallow Elon make story in our world.
People shouldn't pay attention in social media. It's waste of time and everyone can write here everything and they fall in "frezny" when someone post fool things.
Elon Musk is a person I think is not afraid to neither speak nor do what he wants. In the current era, where people tend to both, speak their minds and easily get offended (paradox?) he seems to be the one who can take a lot of criticism while still being confident in himself. I think that’s a role-model in the matter of not caring that much about what others think or say about you and believing in yourself.
2. How do you feel after me comparing him to Tony Stark’s figure?
I find it pretty funny but accurate to be honest, with the picture selected only strengthening my perception. As per Elon’s actions compared to Tony Stark, he seems to be very similar with the way he reacts to things (e.g. his puns).
3. Do you think Elon Musk should restrain himself from controversial social interactions (tweets)?
Absolutely not. I think that’s what makes him one of the kind entrepreneur. We need more public people who can cross the boundaries of the social norms while still keeping it in a good taste.
2. Yes, the comparison is very good. Of course, for me, he is not a superhero, but it may seem different to someone.
3. I do not think so, because he is trying to promote freedom of speech. Yes, some might think that a person representing such large companies should be restrained, strictly limiting their activity on social networks, but this is far from being the case.
Thats not in our nature though, we strive to see whats going on in outside world and as years prove social media is the best and most involving way to do so, not only we can learn, we can also interact directly with ppl involved and express our opinion.
Maybe we should instead take social media less seriously ?
Wouldn't that be his strength then ? Surrounding himself with brilliant people ?
I mean that's consequence of not being a fictional character, we see that other ppl do work for us instead of movies and story lines skipping the daily look inside Stark Industries that would probably show brilliant people behind Tony.
Although Tony(Character) didn't care, Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark performance was partially inspired by Elon Musk : you can read about it here
- I like him a lot. Because he believes in his dreams and does what he wants and how he wants.
2. How do you feel after me comparing him to Tony Stark’s figure?
- I see some similarities between those two. Both are dreamers, they are controversial in their movements but in a good meaning.
3. Do you think Elon Musk should restrain himself from controversial social interactions(tweets)?
- I think that it is important to be yourself and we should not act like someone else just to please the people.
Comparing him to Tony Stark's figure? It can be exaggeration but who else? He stands out among the rest and in my opinion he can be the right choice. Of course, Tony Stark is superhero but Elon Musk has big impact on actual World too (even if he doesn't special kind of armor).
I think that Elon Musk should be himself. We have freedom of speech so why he couldn't use that? Nobody forcing you to agree with his words/tweets.
Actually comaprison between Musk and Stark is pretty accurate, In Marvel movies Stark was a visioner like Elon Musk in real world, but I doubt that Musk has Iron man suit somewhere ( at least we would know about it :) )
Absolutely not, taking part in social interactions determines what kind of entrepreneur he is.
I don't think that comparing Elon Mask with Tony Stark is a good idea. I don't think that comparing real person with character isn't a good idea at all. Tony Stark is a persona who played by Robert Downey Jr. - an actor that during 10 years was addicted to drugs and who's career was saved by his wife. For me you comparing two totally different people - founder and actor.