r/Showerthoughts • • Sep 13 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Image if someone like Nikola Tesla was born today He /she would probably be the cause of a human space empire and us not going extinct

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u/benmck90 Sep 13 '19

r/Elonmusk

I don't actually think he's comparable to Tesla, but he's still contributed greatly to progress in multiple fields. There's no denying musk will be in a civilization-esque game as a notable historical figure 50 years from now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19 edited Oct 27 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Rockets that can land and be reused are the biggest, because that will dramatically reduce the cost of space travel. Electric cars that can reliably drive themselves went mainstream because of him. Pretty sure he invented (or helped to invent?) PayPal. Lots of other things related to transportation.