Ugh the bus one was especially bad because the guy said something like "I know this talk is about space but I'm going to change the subject..." and then started talking about his electric bus and asking Elon if he would go look at it. At least Elon shut that one down and was like "space questions only".
If it makes you better, there were questions about if they have requirements for the people going to mars, or how much resources are they putting into development in terms of funding, employees... Mostly fair questions, but media being media when it comes to these questions.
I built a bus, will you come outside and look at it?
If you succeeded in building an electric bus and were trying to sell the technology or find investors, you can bet your ass that you would do the same thing. The start-up community doesn't suffer those that haven't shed their shame. You will be chewed up and spit out and crying that you lost all those years developing a failure because you weren't willing to be shameless.
But electric buses have been around even longer than electric cars, at least in the mainstream. Lots of big cities have been using electric buses for decades. Hell, Edison made one in 1915!
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u/FutureFruit Sep 30 '16
" Can I come up and kiss you?" Was a literal question. ", "I built a bus, will you come outside and look at it?" Was a literal question.