I do agree. The point was originally “selfishness or effort” which would have avoided the misunderstanding. I think for Musk, the competitive aspect is definitely less important than the effort aspect (he is surely one of those persons for whom “the value of time approaches infinity”). However, I doubt that Musk would give away patents if he didn’t see an advantage in doing that.
I doubt that Musk would give away patents if he didn’t see an advantage in doing that.
He sees that it gives him an advantage with the goal of our society not burning fossil fuels. But it doesn’t give Tesla an advantage at making profits.
I do agree. The point was originally “selfishness or effort” which would have avoided the misunderstanding. I think for Musk, the competitive aspect is definitely less important than the effort aspect (he is surely one of those persons for whom “the value of time approaches infinity”). However, I doubt that Musk would give away patents if he didn’t see an advantage in doing that.
He sees that it gives him an advantage with the goal of our society not burning fossil fuels. But it doesn’t give Tesla an advantage at making profits.