@robinhanson Ngl on the surface, Elon Musk's job looks pretty sweet- repeatedly have fun making a fool of oneself on camera (SNL, CT launch debacle, China striptease), Tweet memes and misinformed hot-takes, play with rockets and fast cars, endless attention from interesting people...
@robinhanson But in reality I'd collapse within a month under that much pressure, working long hours with insufficient sleep and no guarantee of success, taking criticism from the sidelines, trying to stay technically involved in several big hard engineering problems while also leading
@robinhanson Idk that perpetually underwhelmed 12 yr old me would've understood the downsides... In fact, 20-something consulting me needed to go through a hypomanic high and depressive crash to learn to appreciate the simple life.