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In all seriousness, founding a company and designing[0] a car aren't really remarkable achievements. This has been done many times. What's really impressive is moving from a glorified proof-of-concept to manufacturing at a massive scale—a feat rarely achieved by startup automotive companies anywhere in the world.

[0] Especially when "design" really just means an electric drivetrain and bits of custom trim for a Lotus skateboard.




Running a mile in less than four minutes has also been done many times. But it's still extremely remarkable to me.


That’s fair. Can I suggest that “aren't really remarkable achievements” be replaced with: ”are remarkable but increasingly commonplace achievements”




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