Saturday, October 17, 2026

Is Elon Musk the new P.T. Barnum?

 




"By 2030 (about three years away), look for flying Tesla cars, Space X rockets on the Moon and maybe Mars, millions of Optimus robots in many industries as well as homes, and so forth. All brought to us live and in color, by our greatest living showman and innovator - Elon Musk. Are we blessed to have Elon living in our country, doing the great things he does? Yes, yes and yes again."    


Well, he did it again. Just like when a few years ago, Elon sent a Tesla up into space on a SpaceX rocket, this year he introduced us to the fact that the Jetsons were not that far off by having a flying car. And what was the result of this well publicized stunt that Musk did down in Texas? Just that - publicity for one of this pet rocks - the Tesla car. Does this mean that Elon will be making Teslas that can fly? Maybe - but the point is, all eyes were in Texas - and his Tesla the other day. Mission accomplished.

What is one of the things that Musk does the best? I know, I know - there are so many things that Elon Musk does well it is hard to come up with just one. But - in my opinion, one of the things he does the finest is making innovation (as well as inventing new things) - fun. He really is the modern-day P.T. Barnum, even though history has glossed over Barnum with some hyperbole mixed in with the facts. With Elon Musk however, WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Like I said - Elon makes inventions and innovation look fun - especially the young folks.

The flying Tesla, however, was a jaw dropper. No special effects, no trick photography, just a flying Tesla. But the thing that is the coolest about Elon (at least in my book), is not only WYSIWYG with him, but there are also many things going on behind the curtain. And soon, we will witness his greatest achievement out of many great achievements. How Elon, almost on his own with very little help from NASA, will conquer space. Don't think so? Look at the gargantuan piece of property Musk has bought in southern Louisiana for future SpaceX manufacturing and launches. His vision is building hundreds, maybe thousands of Starships to explore our Solar System with.

Meanwhile, while all eyes are on Tesla and SpaceX (which BTW, Musk might be merging those two giant companies into one), Musk is also making great headway with his Boring Company (lots of upside to that downside type of business), and his Terra Fab building, which will be one of the largest AI chips manufacturers in the world. Throw in his ownership of Neuralink, and one might wonder if Musk even has the time to take bathroom breaks during the day.

By 2030 (about three years away), look for flying Tesla cars, Space X rockets on the Moon and maybe Mars, millions of Optimus robots in many industries as well as homes, and so forth. All brought to us live and in color, by our greatest living showman and innovator - Elon Musk. Are we blessed to have Elon living in our country, doing the great things he does? Yes, yes and yes again.    

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