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“I’m not really a businessman, I’m an engineer. I like engineering and design. I don’t focus on return on investment, I create new technologies. Technology is the closest thing to magic in the world.” —Elon Musk

This keeps impressing me. So many awesome builders! luma.com/claw

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Elon Musk: “If you want to recruit talented and driven people, you must state the mission, the problem to solve, and show you’re willing to pour blood, sweat, and tears into it with a convincing reason why it matters. Motivation comes from three things: enjoying the work itself, fair financial rewards, and knowing the work will make a real difference in the world.”

Elon Musk explains how Starlink will actually move the GDP of countries “If you don’t have access to the internet, or it’s too expensive or low bandwidth, you cannot access MIT lessons, you can’t access information, and you can’t sell your goods and services” Starlink changes all of that “Starlink will actually move the GDP of countries. It’s going to be that kind of thing” Because GDP is simply average productivity per person and connectivity massively boosts productivity

I'm in Oman right now. People call it the "Switzerland of the Middle East" but I'm realizing parallels don't do the place justice. It won't be a new Dubai. And it shouldn't be. Here's the breakdown: → 0% personal income tax, even after 2028 if you earn under ~$109K → Digital nomad visa: ~$3,900/mo requirement, 1-year renewable. Until 2028, full 0% tax → Golden Visa: $520K, 10-year, full family. Under-the-radar Plan B with undervalued real estate → Rent is almost half of Dubai → 5th safest country on Earth → Free zones with 30-year corporate tax exemptions (selected industries) → Path to citizenship in 15 years, something the UAE doesn't offer For pure tax optimization, networking, and infrastructure, the UAE is still the top. Dubai's ecosystem is unmatched. Nothing competes. But not everyone needs the Dubai machine. Remote worker under six figures? Oman gives you GCC proximity, a USD-pegged currency, and 0% tax at a fraction of the cost. Retired? It's warm, safe, cheap, and simple. No hustle culture. A place you actually want to wake up in. Playing the long game? Oman is one of the only GCC countries where naturalization is even possible. The UAE gives you an incredible base, but no passport. Over 15-20 years, that's a completely different asset. Real estate is genuinely undervalued. Waterfront in Muscat costs a fraction of Dubai Marina. If you're building a Plan B, the entry point matters. And then there's the thing nobody talks about enough. The nature, the friendliness, the culture. This isn't just a tax play. It's one of the most beautiful, welcoming countries I've been to. Besides, it's bitcoin aligned with government-backed mining facilities leveraging the low cost of electricity. One hour from Dubai. Same region. Completely different philosophy. I wouldn't be surprised to see a spike in golden visas here as pure plan B option, even for UAE residents.

Abu Dhabi is straight-up class right now. Government just told hotels: "Keep the stranded guests comfy... extend their stays, we'll cover every extra night and meal. No charge to them." All because of the flight chaos from the regional mess. That's some real hospitality flex ..... Props to DCT Abu Dhabi for looking after people first.

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BREAKING: Abu Dhabi and Dubai order all hotels to extend stays for those unable to travel due to the circumstances, and the government will cover the cost.

A guy with a YouTube channel just accidentally redesigned the most complex machine in human history. Not an aerospace engineer. Not a SpaceX executive. A guy with a camera who asked one obvious question. Tim Dodd was walking around Starbase when Musk proudly explained how the Super Heavy booster eliminated its entire cold gas thruster system. Instead of a separate, heavy, complex mechanism, it just vents hot gas directly from the propellant tanks. Elegant. Zero added mass. Zero extra failure points. Dodd asked one question. “But this is only for the booster, right?” Musk stopped. Not to defend. Not to explain. Not to reframe the question so it didn’t threaten what he had just said. He stopped because something clicked. Musk: “Yes. Although arguably, now you mention it… we might be wise to do this for the ship, too. Now that… we’re going to fix that.” Mid-sentence. In real time. On camera. No pause to protect his pride. No deflection. No “good point, let me circle back on that.” Just the immediate, unfiltered acknowledgment that a better path existed and they were going to take it. Seven months later, Musk confirmed it was one of the biggest improvements ever made to the vehicle. Think about what just happened. To change a fundamental flight system at a legacy aerospace company requires years of environmental reviews, safety committees, and budget approvals. Musk deprecated an entire subsystem in 15 seconds because a podcaster asked the obvious question that nobody inside had dared to ask. In a traditional corporation, that cold gas system gets built anyway. Because admitting the architecture is flawed is politically expensive. The VP doesn’t want to lose the headcount. The engineers don’t want to scrap the work. The manager doesn’t want to explain the pivot to their director. And so the mistake gets a budget. Gets a timeline. Gets a team assigned to it. The machine gets heavier. The flaw becomes load-bearing. And eventually the flaw becomes so embedded in the structure that fixing it would require tearing down everything built around it. So nobody fixes it. Now think about the last time someone pointed out a flaw in something you built. Something you were proud of. Something you had already explained to twelve people without anyone questioning it. Did you stop the way Musk stopped? Or did you feel that heat in your chest. That reflexive need to explain why they were missing the point. Why the context was more complicated than they understood. Why the question, though interesting, didn’t really apply here. That heat is the most expensive thing most organizations will ever pay for. A failed launch at least tells you the truth. A defended mistake just compounds. This is the organizational architecture required to win the AI arms race. The ultimate moat isn’t compute. It isn’t capital. It is the velocity of error correction. The geopolitical AI race will not be won by whoever starts with the best blueprint. It will be won by whoever can feel that heat in their chest and choose the truth anyway. A journalist asked a question. The best answer won. The rocket got lighter. Most egos don’t.