I don’t find it surprising; 0.1% is a fairly low bar here on LW. I’m not considered that unusual here, and my calibrated guess is that I’m in the 0.3% category. There’s a million people in the USA alone at that level, and three hundred thousand at 0.1%. That’s a wide pool to select from.
Personally I wouldn’t be surprised if Musk was substantially above the top 0.1%. I’ve seen a number of technical interviews with him; he and I have similar backgrounds and technical field strengths; and we are approximately the same age. I feel able to properly evaluate his competence, and I do not find it lacking.
I don’t find it surprising; 0.1% is a fairly low bar here on LW. I’m not considered that unusual here, and my calibrated guess is that I’m in the 0.3% category. There’s a million people in the USA alone at that level, and three hundred thousand at 0.1%. That’s a wide pool to select from.
Personally I wouldn’t be surprised if Musk was substantially above the top 0.1%. I’ve seen a number of technical interviews with him; he and I have similar backgrounds and technical field strengths; and we are approximately the same age. I feel able to properly evaluate his competence, and I do not find it lacking.