Message from @I-VaPE-ChEMtrAiLS
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It was invented for high G while going into space right? A niche use
They initially developed LIDAR for automated docking of fake spacecraft in fake space, but now that same technology is used for LASIK surgeries
Who cares why they developed it, it’s fantastically useful in unforeseen places
I don't know I just can't link in my head why they would spend money developing these niche things and only sending a few to market in unrelated fields
Like if NASA was commercial tech company surely they'd be like Apple or Amazon trying to sell everything they make for a profit
If they are so obsessed with money why license tech for other companies to sell
Instead theyre constantly making their patents public domain so anyone can use them for free
Doesn’t seem good for business to me
I mean Tesla gets similar finding from the US government and yet they still sell everything they can
No one accuses them of being money hungry
JAXA gets 2 billion dollars a year from the Japanese government, I don’t see anyone accusing them of being a scam
(I mean I will hate Tesla and Musk but only because I'm a disgusting socialist)
I don't mind Tesla but I find musk has ego problems
ESA gets almost €6 billion a year, no one calls them a scam
Musk seems to be going off the rails a tad recently
Tesla is funding battery technology so that's a green light from me
Tesla themselves are great
I’ve driven one, it is absolutely sublime
I think musk needs to see a psychologist
He needs some venting
I think he needs to hire someone to take care of Tesla for him like he did with SpaceX and just take a break
The BIG weed
Yeah musk needs to hire a series of groups for management and then go and play space man elsewhere
I admire how dedicated he is but it’s not sustainable
I think he would be better funding things that need it badly like biomedical tech
He needs to treat his workers way better
That's true
He abuses his cult of personality to overwork them
60 hour intense work weeks
I think it boils down to the fact that he expects them to be as single minded to Tesla as he is
Which is not a great idea
Iirc he literally slept in the factory during the model 3 production hell
That's not any way to live
That's unhealthy
We’re basically watching the fallout from living like that right now
I reckon he uses a lot of stimulants to stay productive that long
Might explain his behaviour too
I feel really bad for the guy
He’s had some really rough marriages
Apparently he lost a kid and didn’t take it very well