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I've heard this "Elon is great at selling" thing a few times and I simply don't understand it. The guy stumbles over his words frequently, is often awkward, and always attempts to appear smart but often inadvertently reveals his lack of knowledge in whatever topic he's discussing. Clearly not great at selling to me. What am I missing?

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You don't have enough credulity of wealthy people. Just imagine you didn't know anything about what he is talking about and you believe people's success is a good barometer of their expertise. Now what he's saying is amazing! You won't have to drive or do chores in a few years, actually a few years ago even! His stumbling over his words is just his big brain thinking of too many things at once

No one here said anything about this only applying to wealthy people, and I don’t think I’ve heard that elsewhere either.

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