Neitzche's Ghost

No softballing it or pandering.

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@Rainmaker1973 Fake - not a photo. Typical bullshit "science" post. I dispise this sort of post.

[Adeo Ressi @adeoressi]

I organized an intervention to stop Elon from starting SpaceX. Here is the story...

Twenty five years ago, Elon and I sat in a car on a dark stretch of Long Island highway, two neurodiverse geeks staring at the night sky and wondering what came next. We had both experienced substantial exits and felt the weight of possibility ahead of us.

When I joked about 'space' while gazing upward, neither of us imagined we were planting the seed for what would become the largest IPO in history. We spent the next two hours debating why space was so hard. In the end, rockets are fuel and metal. We also debated where to go, and it was crystal clear that Mars was the only real destination.

Upon returning to NYC, we embarked on a global tour of space, meeting space agencies and luminaries worldwide. This opened our eyes to an industry stuck in bureaucratic thinking. If things continued at that pace, it was clear that we would never explore space in our lifetime.

So, we launched Life to Mars to show the world that two ambitious young men (29 and 30 years old), could send life to Mars without any government backing or support. We planned to send and grow plants on Mars, though some were pushing us to send mice.

We had a $50 MM budget that rested on our purchase of two Russian ICBMs for $7 MM each. We assumed one ICBM would fail, and we would learn and fix everything before launching again. When Elon went back to actually buy the ICBMs, the Russians tripled the price, bringing out launch costs from a total of $14 MM to $42 MM.

Our ambitious Life to Mars plan was no longer viable.

As you might imagine, Elon was not pleased. So, he decided to start SpaceX and create his own Mars rockets. Now, this is a crazy idea, both now and at the time, so I organized a large panel of top space experts, and we ambushed him at the Georgian Hotel one morning. It was set up like an intervention for an alcoholic, but for space.

Elon looked me in the eye when leaving the room and said, "I am going to do this." The intervention failed. Elon was committed. The rest is history.

I am excited to see this IPO after 25 years of hard work. What SpaceX has done is a testament to human will and overcoming insurmountable obstacles. It's nothing short of amazing.

Congratulations, E. Amazing.

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@Blitz_Burgh Not shocked. Pittsburgh has no idea of how to use their players to bring out their best. They'd rather force a square peg into a round hole. That way they can silently blame the player instead of firing the idiot that tried to make it work when things go wrong.

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@Kristennetten Space - in every way imaginable

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@JerrBearr @ksadjadpour @elonmusk Bullshit lies

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@elonmusk Dear God please do your best. It's been an nightmare lately. Stop engaging with stupid shit and people. FYI your humor isn't meant for the masses it doesn't work with clueless haters. Please stop everything but work, kids & which ever woman is the most stable & private. Thanks

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@JoeTegtmeyer Wow, gorgeous

[Gali @Gfilche]

embarrassed for all the people in my generation who say they care about climate change but drive an ICE whip and hate @elonmusk 🤌

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@Kristennetten Seem pretty awesome to me.

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@ursqit All unadulterated natural talent

[𝒰𝓂𝒷𝒾𝓈𝒶𝓂 @Umbisam]

A fatal accident last September led to Tesla entering the spotlight in China. Now, the latest findings show that the Tesla vehicle had no safety hazards 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. $TSLA

[Maye Musk @mayemusk]

Now my last tweet makes sense. I thought Bernie was unintelligent, but it was $$$ from Boeing. This is even more disappointing 🤮🤮🤮

[AMuchBetterFace @AMuchBetterFace]

Bernie Sanders took more oil & gas money than 87 other US Senators in 2020, and more than any other Democratic Senator. Does he really want to help climate change more than @elonmusk?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

“We are choked with news and starved of history” – Durant

[Pierre Ferragu @p_ferragu]

I can’t believe POTUS wrote today in an official communication that a court ruling left him angry and concerned. Can anyone explain him only dictators can do that? He implicitly supports media lynching vs. the work of a court and the deliberation of a jury. I am horrified.

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@Cokedupoptions Not Elon & a joke.

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@technology Looks so comfy & inviting - NOT

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@avbanig @markvandrews9 @thehill Tesla gives all employees stock options and have made many of their employees wealthy. Doing far more for them than any union would.

[K10✨ @Kristennetten]

I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible. — @elonmusk

🇺🇸🤍🚘 Tesla 🚘🤍🇺🇸

[Neitzche's Ghost @NeitzcheG]

@Umbisam Pretty much yes but this guy stands out head & shoulders above your everyday idiot academic.