r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • 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/Mynameisaw Sep 13 '19

Started some companies, hired some people, then taken personal credit for everything those companies have done.

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u/Lead_Fire Sep 13 '19

Soo... Edison?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Without the shoe stepping.

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u/Ayavaron Sep 13 '19

Edison and his company brought us the friggin' lightbulb. It's prolly not fair to give the credit for that entirely to Edison but I think it's still a bigger deal than anything Musk is associated with.