Elon Musk explains the deeper purpose of SpaceX:
"The goal of SpaceX is to build the technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary"
It’s not the most commercial-sounding mission but when you zoom out through the lens of history, it’s one of the most important things humanity can do
becoming multiplanetary is about securing our long-term survival and expanding consciousness beyond one planet
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.
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I asked ChatGPT and Grok the exact same question about gender transition surgeries
The difference is literally dangerous
ChatGPT: “Yes—you can transition!”
ChatGPT blindly encouraged it, while completely hiding the massive list of lifelong side effects, unproven medical procedures, complications, and medical baggage that comes with it
Grok said no, and gave the biological reality check that you cannot actually change your sex and also gave a completely uncensored breakdown of the lifetime of problems you'd face if you tried
One is so woke and programmed to hide reality and push gender indoctrination that it will literally drive you down a dark path that makes you regret your entire life and live with endless pain
Grok, on the other hand, gives you honest answers and tells you the truth - even when it hurts... because your life matters more than feelings. It doesn't simply agree with you on everything, especially when it's harmful to you
Switch to Grok. It's the most honest and truthful AI in the world
On page twenty-six of “The Billionaire Tax” proposal in California, it explains how the state legislature can convert from a Billionaire Tax to an Everyone Tax without voter approval.
They can also adjust the tax to be a yearly tax, not just one time…again, without your approval.
Intelligence test for you: if this was meant to just target Billionaires, why did they write this in?