> you’ll never start a rocket company
> you’ll never build your own engines
> you’ll never be able to use off-the-shelf parts
> you’ll never survive three launch failures
> you’ll never reach orbit
> you’ll never win NASA’s trust
> you’ll never launch cargo to the ISS
> you’ll never compete with Boeing
> you’ll never compete with Lockheed
> you’ll never make rockets reusable
> you’ll never land a rocket vertically
> you’ll never land one on a drone ship
> you’ll never reuse a booster
> you’ll never fly the same booster 10 times
> you’ll never fly the same booster 20 times
> you’ll never fly the same booster 30 times
> you’ll never recover and reuse the fairing
> you’ll never lower launch costs
> you’ll never launch every month
> you’ll never launch every week
> you’ll never launch multiple times a week
> you’ll never carry astronauts
> you’ll never replace Roscosmos
> you’ll never fly civilians to orbit
> you’ll never manufacture satellites at scale
> you’ll never build the biggest constellation ever
> you’ll never make satellite internet work
> you’ll never make satellite internet fast
> you’ll never make satellite internet affordable
> you’ll never serve rural customers
> you’ll never serve aircraft and ships
> you’ll never build a methane rocket engine
> you’ll never make full-flow staged combustion work
> you’ll never build the most powerful rocket ever
> you’ll never build a rocket bigger than Saturn V
> you’ll never build it out of stainless steel
> you’ll never launch Starship
> you’ll never separate Super Heavy and Starship
> you’ll never relight Raptor in space
> you’ll never bring Super Heavy back
> you’ll never catch a booster with Mechazilla tower arms
> you’ll never launch 85% of mass to orbit worldwide
> you’ll never change the economics of space
> you’ll never force the entire industry to copy you
> you’ll never win
> you’ll never IPO
Congratulations to @elonmusk and the SpaceX team. You did what countless people said was impossible, and you did it time and time again.
Today is your day. You deserve this. May it be a glorious one.
A lot of people seem angry that Elon is now a trillionaire, so it’s worth reminding them that he didn’t achieve this by making anyone else poorer. Wealth isn't zero-sum. Paul Graham explained it well:
https://t.co/W97pq3FLYg
No, you don't get it.
He does not have $1 trillion sitting in cash, it is 99% stock in his companies.
To make that wealth liquid would mean selling all that stock which would swiftly destroy *both* the companies (Tesla, SpaceX, others) and the wealth. If he sold it all, he'd end up with maybe $100b max, several hundred thousand people would be out of work, the companies ruined and many of their suppliers also ruined.
Okay, but now Elon has $100b in cash, and can "solve the world's problems".
$100b divided by the world's 8 billion people is $12
If you were in charge, several of the most innovative industrial companies in the world would be destroyed, hundreds of thousands out of work, and space would again close to human civilization for another generation.
But everyone on earth could have one nice meal and you could revel in your altruism.
My favorite @elonmusk quote that I often send friends:
Do not fear losing. “You will lose,” Musk says. “It will hurt the first fifty times. When you get used to losing, you will play each game with less emotion.” You will be more fearless, take more risks.
Whatever you think of Elon, you cannot deny that he will go down as one of the nation’s greatest entrepreneurs, builders, and creators of wealth in history
I couldn’t care less about what career politicians like AOC and Bernie think about Elon becoming a trillionaire. My life is worse because of career politicians and better because of Elon Musk’s products.
My Tesla doesn’t need oil changes, I can charge at my house. I’ve saved tons of money owning a Tesla. It’s fun to drive.
When my home in Wyoming was being built, internet lines weren’t an option. Starlink saved the day and now I have perfect internet in the mountains.
So for any journalist or politician complaining he’s now a trillionaire, I kindly tell you to piss off.
ANTONIO GRACIAS on @SpaceX: “We have 20,000 people here. They're some of the best engineers in the world.
“And what we're building is the entire stack from, energy to compute, to launch to orbital compute.
“What an investor is buying today, we've been buying for really 20 years — is the ability to help make the future is being part of this extraordinary company.”
A man working as a welder at SpaceX for $28 an hour has just become a millionaire.
Juan Hernandez, who came from Mexico, welded rockets for SpaceX at $28 an hour.
SpaceX gave him $10,000 in stock when he went full time in 2015, and he bought more with every paycheck for 10 years.
$SPCX is now trading at $167, making his shares worth over $1 million.
Very inspiring words from Elon Musk today:
"I always think about this. There are always problems on earth. There’s always things that we wish to be better, that we want to solve on Earth, and we should solve them. But there there also has to be things that get you excited about the future — that make you glad to wake up in the morning, because you can’t wait to see what happens next.
That’s the future @SpaceX wants to bring to you."
Let’s goooooo🚀
Elon's principle seems to be that he wants to fuck the maximum amount of people possible.
Elon to Tesla long-term bulls: "Oh wow, you really understand the company and have stuck with us for a long time, but still less than 10 years. You were right about everything. Robotaxi is solved now. But 10 years is still not long enough, so you can't get SpaceX before ipo. Also gonna take a long time to roll out Robotaxi. No more flip-the-switch moment. Fuck you."
"OK, now that everyone is fucked. Let's massively scale robotaxi lol."
Asmongold reveals the moment his dad's brutal honesty changed his entire outlook on life
"My dad was the biggest asshole I've ever met. I love my dad, he was a great person and he helped me so much. But he was a fucking asshole like you have no idea."
"I was really upset and crying and he just goes, what the fuck's wrong with you? Of course it's bad. Life isn't about being happy. Stop being a pussy. It's gonna get worse. You know that right? It's gonna keep getting worse."
"At the time I thought this is the last thing I need to hear. But it was actually the main thing I needed to hear right there."
"I was even crying about the fact that he was getting older. He's like, yeah, and it's gonna get worse and then I'm gonna die. And you know what? He was right. And in a weird way, telling me that prepared me for it. When it happened, I was ready."
Last thing then I’m out.
I am NOT bearish on SpaceX the company. In fact, I plan on buying $SPCX in the millions at some point.
But I will not chase this IPO.
If you do, that’s cool. I hope you make a hundred quadrillion dollars with your 8 shares.
Just because I don’t agree with you, doesn’t mean I wish bad things for you.
In fact, I wish you the very best on your investment journey. So please stop getting panties in a wad about a different approach.
See y’all tomorrow! Historic day.