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Comment by ceejayoz

3 days ago

They did say building, not built. Starship R&D work is… tough to deny.

Musk constantly promises to build things that never get built. He's 99% vaporware. Unless it actually exists, it's safe to assume that it never will.

  • I'm very much in the Musk hater category, but it really takes some doing to dismiss SpaceX as vaporware.

    • This is the problem with the dialogue around Musk. He's not 99% vaporware, he's 80-90% vaporware. That's problem enough.

      In some cases, like Tesla, the vaporware is propping up the company (pivoting to robots!) even though sales are crashing because of the self-inflicted immolation of his personal brand. This is not going to end well.

  • > Musk constantly promises to build things that never get built. He's 99% vaporware.

    Absolutely laughable motivated reasoning. Hate the guy if you must, but claiming one of the most impactful business leaders in American history is "99% vaporware" makes you look silly.

    • Every shareholder meeting he announces something that never comes to fruition. He’s the vaporware king.