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Nasrudithtoday at 9:38 AM2 repliesview on HN

Why wouldn't Peter Principle apply just because the magical financial threshold is crossed? This is Peter Principle in a textbook way, a promotion from managing companies to managing the government.


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Aeglaeciatoday at 9:55 AM

my original thesis is wrong - while musk may have petered up to the top, that doesnt imply his actions must also be attributed to stupidity. the error in the thesis is conflation of stupidity with the raw brutal strength of cancer

7bittoday at 9:55 AM

Was he ever competent in something, tho?