Musk Often Right on Outcome, Wildly Off on Timelines, Dev Says
geoffwolfe · x · 2026-09-17
geoffwolffe comments on a quoted Musk warning: Musk is often right about the end result, but his timeline predictions are usually wildly off. The quoted post has Musk claiming only 3 years remain where selling your work still pays, after which AI will automate most tasks, ending the 200-year salary-for-time model and triggering the greatest wealth transfer in modern history.
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