Success often means you become a glorified router for capital, people, and information. What makes good routers is strategic thinking, but the job itself is largely mundane. This is why the example of people who continue to make things themselves is inspiring.
Engineering is (unconsciously) driven by the assumption that humanity’s needs for speed, comfort, materialism, and convenience are limitless. What if we introduced limits (economic, human, and ecological limits) to people’s needs? How would engineers design the things we use in a world that sets limits to growth?
when Elon is asked during a business summit on how someone could emulate him, he replies “I’d be careful what you wish for…I’m not sure how many people would actually like to be me…the amount that I torture myself is next level, frankly