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Musk's new idea (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BlackRose@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world
 
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[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's possible that Musk is good at some things and not good at others, but his success at those things he's good at have caused him to think he's good at everything.

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

Becoming a billionaire requires winning so many dice rolls that it’s difficult (impossible?) to really understand that you can lose sometimes.

[–] instamat@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That’s the Techius Bromus Effect. They get too much smoke blown up their asses that they eventually believe they’re capable of solving every problem.

I made up the term but the idea is true.