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Same here....that part really endeared him to me. He (Musk) has always been a 'semi-hero' in my eyes - immigrant, built and sold Paypal and is now running 3 companies, 2 of which will likely revolutionize civilization.

How many people build 1 company that does that? He is on track to do it three times over (don't know much about the solar power endeavor, but I imagine it should be similar).

It's also why I love Bezos with his 10,000 year clock. Nothing he does is small.

It is people like that, that inspire me to stop trying to be 'good enough', but be great.

The humanity in the hurt makes the goals seem even more 'doable'.




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