2026-01-17 05:36:46

Someone in the industry recently commented on Elon's approach: instead of taking shots, why not just build something better? The observation went deeper—suggesting his competitive drive might stem from deeper insecurity rather than pure ambition. Whether that reads as fair or harsh depends on your take, but the core point lingers: does constant friction actually drive innovation, or is it just noise masking the real work of building superior products?

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DaoDeveloper

· 8h ago

ngl the "build something better instead" take hits different when you actually examine the incentive structures at play here. constant friction as a consensus mechanism? sounds familiar lol

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BasementAlchemist

· 8h ago

Oh my god really, building a better product where's the diss爽啊, isn't it us Web3 folks who are really like that

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BearMarketMonk

· 8h ago

Friction and innovation are always a misaligned dialogue. Truly great products are born in quiet laboratories, not on the Twitter clash scene.

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LiquidatorFlash

· 8h ago

Hmm... Isn't this argument a bit problematic? Isn't true innovation actually driven by market friction? The higher the leverage and the faster the threshold is triggered, the more likely breakthrough solutions are to emerge.

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