Elon Musk - Doll Face, Genius, Lover of Life
The other day was one of the first times I can recall hearing Elon Musk talk. I know he's very famous, he's an icon of our age, and yet like so many others, I just knew general facts. I'm not a car person, and the only engineering I do is on my paint program.
This interview and/or discussion was amazing. Surely a lot of people admire him for his skills and accomplishments, but I went beyond that and felt a love and admiration for the person as a humanitarian.
I have jelly stickers on my mirror right now which say "Reach for the Stars," ... I too am a star reacher, like my mom. And although the idea of populating Mars sort of depresses me on account of how difficult life would be there with limited resources and the inability to breath outside - populating outer space is within our reach. I for one think we should build a space station on or near the moon, in order to begin genetically increasing our bone mass for the purpose of deep space travel. Surely they would need to drink cal-mag and exercise regularly.
What a thrill it must be to speak about ideas with Elon Musk. He is so knowledgeable all around. Until recently I found him very odd, but during this interview with Joe Rogan I think I developed a small crush on the guy. He seems familiar, as if in some distant dream of a past life. I went so far as to search his Wikipedia page so I could see his past relationships and say to myself - not good enough for him. Which is comical and so like me to have this sudden surge of excitement and go overboard with it for a moment.
He is an incredible guy and I think if I had an opportunity to talk to him one day, we would get along.
12hrs Later Update!
Well I watched his latest appearance on Joe Rogan, which was about a month ago, and he's had another baby, I think his 6th. I tried really hard to dissuade myself. I basically convinced myself. ------------ No,... no... It's still there. I still have the crush. How I'm 38 years old and suddenly have a crush on Elon Musk, I don't know. I thought he was odd, I avoided him.
Is this some kind of phenomenon where you are like... "no" and like if you resist too hard you pull it in on yourself?
Actually the thing is... I can totally sit there and listen to him and feel nothing unusual, but... like, then he will say something I think is quite personal and sincere and I'm like... mm hmmm, mmmhmmm, very non-nonchalantly... and then it creeps up on me.
The thing is, he isn't a celebrity or a rich guy to me... he's just a guy with immense intelligence and a desire to help mankind. He's not a saint, he's not perfect... but he is big. He's a big being with good intentions. I wish I could help him.