More important: Elon Musk or Neil Degrasse Tyson

[Fergelmince]

Not sure I'd say it to his face.

he's almost 70yo you gigantic pussy

 

[Loiosh]

he's almost 70yo you gigantic pussy

It was a joke you gigantic moron.

 

[Fergelmince]

It was a joke you gigantic moron.

"He wrestled 45 years ago"

 

[KaNesDeath]

But at least he's not some bumfuck Bezos using all his billions on TRT.

Its only a matter of time before Elon goes through his physical self improvement arc. Something that all public facing billionaires do. Technically Elon has already partially done this with his hair plugs.

 

[Cajun]

It was a joke you gigantic moron.

Its only a matter of time before Elon goes through his physical self improvement arc. Something that all public facing billionaires do. Technically Elon has already partially done this with his hair plugs.

Hes 53 and been rich a long time. Don't count on that...

 

[Starck]

Let's boil down the argument. It comes down to "Who's more important, the guy doing things or the guy talking about the guy who's doing things?" Seems pretty clear to me.

 

[KaNesDeath]

Hes 53 and been rich a long time. Don't count on that...

Two instances happened that started pushing him towards that. First was his vacation pic in Monaco(?) and the other was when he embarrassed himself with calling out Zuckerberg.

He has clearly lost weight over the past year. So he's probably back on Ozempic.

 

[Cajun]

Two instances happened that started pushing him towards that. First was his vacation pic in Monaco(?) and the other was when he embarrassed himself with calling out Zuckerberg.

He has clearly lost weight over the past year. So he's probably back on Ozempic.

You're reading too much into it imo...

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Elon by a mile but it's two individuals without much overlap so it's not really comparable.


Elon vs Bezos vs Bransen vs Kam is more apt in the context of applied astrospace eng

 

[Rob Battisti]

I'm aware of the dark forest hypothesis but I wasn't aware there was a book or show on it


I also think it's entirely possible that alien species do interact with each other but would look at humans as not worth bothering with.

The theory is that as soon as any civilization is found it must be destroyed because there are finite resources in the universe and any civilization on a long enough time scale is a threat.

Great series.

The second book suffers from poor translation.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Also Neil's view on Mars exploration is pretty comically derived from his jealousy of Musk considering Neil was pivotal in the US commission for next gen aerospace application - and co wrote the report the "Moon Mars and Beyond"

https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/moontomars/docs/M2MReportScreenFinal.pdf

 

[Morning Star]

NDT is a celebrity scientist. Nothing he's done is remotely consequential. This is a ridiculous comparison.

 

[Patof]

Neither of these round earthers are important.

Thug nasty for president.

 

[Soggust]

Elon by a mile but it's two individuals without much overlap so it's not really comparable.


Elon vs Bezos vs Bransen vs Kam is more apt in the context of applied astrospace eng

How about Musk vs Gates for the partisanship?

 

[LeonardoBjj]

One thing I do respect is Elons ambition. He is not afraid to take risks with his money, unlike most billionaires who sit on their cash like scrooge mcduck.

I don't agree with Mars however. I believe we can still do plenty here on Earth, but again, I understand his drive to get there. It's a legacy thing and he knows that if he pulls it off, he would be known as one of the greatest people in human history.

- Scrooge Mcduck always risked his life and fortune, going on crazy adventures with Launchpad McQuack thought!

 

[LeonardoBjj]

- I will go with Musk, the only thing Degrasse did was launch Drake career!

 

[Sakuraba'sEar]

- I will go with Musk, the only thing Degrasse did was launch Drake career!

 

[Morning Star]

How about Musk vs Gates for the partisanship?

Gates made the personal computer mainstream and changed the World. I use MS Office every single day. The PC is still king. Microsoft is still what a top 3 company in the World? Hard to argue with that. Elon maybe has a chance to surpass that if SpaceX can get a person to Mars or maybe the fully self driving cars or another breakthrough. Way better matchup than the OP.

 

[King Joffery]

I don't agree with Mars however. I believe we can still do plenty here on Earth, but again, I understand his drive to get there. It's a legacy thing and he knows that if he pulls it off, he would be known as one of the greatest people in human history.

The two aren't mutually exclusive we don't have to give up on Mars to get things done on Earth. One argument I find annoying is those saying we should be focused on eliminating global poverty before spending money another cent on space exploration which is a pathetic loser mentality, we'd have never achieved anything if everyone thought like that. I don't think it's purely just for legacy either, humans really need to pull the finger out and take steps towards creating a self sustaining human colony outside of Earth which is probably going to take centuries. If humans fail to do this their days are numbered (I think the odds are already against us), we need a backup planet.