Elon Musk joins Xai & SpaceX into a trillion dollar giant privately owned company

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  1. hill

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    #1 hill, Feb 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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    Deranged, that’s for sure
     
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    a picture says 1,000 words

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    #3 hill, Feb 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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    Perfect description
     
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    I’ll add; master of attracting federal dollars, and some bad ideas: boring company, flamethrower, gull wing doors, electric door locks, submersible rescue missions, the list goes on
     
    #6 bisco, Feb 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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    Is he? Or is he more of an entrepreneur and skilled salesman, with lots of great engineers working under his employ?

    A BA in physics goes only so far.
     
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    A degree in physics as well as economics
    The flamethrower sold out in a matter of hours. Just sayin'

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    #8 hill, Feb 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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    The economics degree contributes much more to the entrepreneurship than to the engineering.
     
    #9 fuzzy1, Feb 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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