To start a company you dont need a degree, but to apply to that same company, you need a degree.

@onlygoodperson

6 ай бұрын

Starting a company from nothing and making it successful enough for people to constantly apply for it is by no means an easy task.

@MyNameIsSalo

6 ай бұрын

To apply for any job, you need experience and need to be able to demonstrate that experience. Actual real experience contributing to a real project that affected real people. Most university degrees will have an aspect of that, so anyone who has completed a degree will have some amount of experience. Usually a very tiny amount for a bachelors but a masters or doctorate have a lot more experience tied into them. So that’s why job applications require a degree. But if you can demonstrate your experience elsewhere, then that experience is more valuable than a degree. And employers won’t give a fuck if you don’t have a degree. What Elon is saying here, is to just go and do whatever you want to and make an impact. You don’t need education to do that, go educate yourself

@davidelliott5843

6 ай бұрын

Degrees get you into most companies because nobody got fired for employing the most qualified applicants. Even when they turn out to be useless they just point to the CV - not my fault boss. Before you know it, everyone there has a degree so it becomes a defacto standard.

@rockyblumble

5 ай бұрын

​@@onlygoodpersonby no means an easy task but also by no means requires a degree lol

@onlygoodperson

5 ай бұрын

@@rockyblumble yeah I didn't say they needed a degree

Utility Delta, I'll use that the next time I order at the drive through...

@antarcticorb9197

2 жыл бұрын

@Leanne Wesk correct, difference of what I ordered as opposed to what I get.

@antarcticorb9197

2 жыл бұрын

@Leanne Wesk so you took my burger!

@insipid_lipid

2 жыл бұрын

“What’s the utility difference between the cheeseburger and the chicken nuggets?”

@MyselfStefano

2 жыл бұрын

@Leanne Wesk *GIVE HIM HIS BURGER BACK, YOU THIEF!*

@antarcticorb9197

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyselfStefano 😂

When I started University on the West Coast in 1970 it cost me $90 per quarter and about $10 for books. So under $500 a year. I paid it all myself. I bought a house several years later for $44,500 with a view of the water and mountains on 1 acre of land. Paid $278 month payments. Now they want $20,000 for a year of University and $450,000 for my house. Something happened in between and it was not by accident! They had to employ those well papered people somewhere and needed a lot of money to do it. Government debt loves inflation. Individuals not so much! I had a chance that is not so available today!

@rafewheadon1963

5 ай бұрын

you lucky bastard.

@awen777

5 ай бұрын

What's really funny is at the time everyone (and I mean everyone!) told me it was the stupidest thing to do! They said rent would spiral downwards in the future due to overbuilding!@@rafewheadon1963

@JacobBogers

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Boomer you for voting for running the printing press and fucking over future generations so you could retire comfortably

@alistairclark6814

4 ай бұрын

People who's primary income that comes from investing is reliant on inflation and prices constantly going up. It's no coincidence those people are in politics influencing policy that benefits their investments.

@idminister

4 ай бұрын

house inflation: 10x, education: 40x, salary inlation: ? the issue isnt inflation, the issue is when things are not inflated in balance with each other

I became a nurse because I wanted to help people after losing my family in a car accident when I was 9.... I became my version of my best self

@Idontknowthing001

3 ай бұрын

wow, you must have been through the tough times but it's so nice to know your dedication and love to the needy people. Wonderful. God bless you and pray that your good Karma pays you back to fulfil all your wishes and keep you content.

@user-wp2qn6yo1m

3 ай бұрын

我非常专敬您。 愿您平安健康。感谢世人有您种高贵的人

@user-rw9eu5km8g

2 ай бұрын

You are awesome. So Sorry to here this tragedy happened in your young life. I am so very thankful, that you outright chose a career that says. I want to generate love every where I Go.. amazing awesome

@NineDiamont

2 ай бұрын

That’s admirable, but wouldn’t becoming a doctor be even better?

@user-ip3cp5yw4u

2 ай бұрын

@@NineDiamontit wasn't economically feasible

He may not have a Phd, but I'll bet the people he hires have advanced degrees.

@deplorablerach

2 жыл бұрын

just be useful

@TOMMY-WANT-WINGY

2 жыл бұрын

He hires with questions that test someone problem solving abilities and even if they wrong he just wants the mental horsepower to solve big issues

@Phasma6969

2 жыл бұрын

@@deplorablerach yes kween

@keifer7813

2 жыл бұрын

HR will screen for PhDs and shit but I'm sure he doesn't care. It's just a way to reduce the candidate pool

@Leto2ndAtreides

2 жыл бұрын

Some, but it's more about whether or not you can prove that you can do the work. They often don't require "degrees" per se. I've personally never been asked for a copy of my college degree in my life.

Only time you should consider a PhD is if you want to go into R&D. Only time you should consider getting a masters is if there is something you specifically want to do that can only be done with a masters. Otherwise, simply having a degree is fine if the field is in demand. Another thing. People get too caught up on "This successful person didn't have a PhD" or "That successful person didn't finish college"....those people are(or were) usually self motivated individuals who went into their programs with an understanding of the subjects in their curriculum and didn't feel there was anything more for them to learn, and left to do something very specific like start a business or pursue a field of research. These aren't stories of people who failed at college and found success elsewhere, so don't try to compare yourself to them just cause you didn't make it through school. Motivation, discipline, and vision are the keys to success

@pratibhas2468

3 ай бұрын

Underrated comment

@safffff1000

3 ай бұрын

Just pass the exam boards you want to work in and show what you have done in those fields over the last to yrs. The best people have been dabbling in their fields since early teens

@hammerfist8763

2 ай бұрын

It's not about what can only be done with a master's, and a PhD is not only for R&D. One of the most useful PhD's for high tech innovation is a PhD in applied math. Godlike problem solving skills are always useful.

@safffff1000

2 ай бұрын

@@hammerfist8763 Lol, mathematics depend on good true premises which is oftened assumed

@hammerfist8763

2 ай бұрын

@@safffff1000 I clearly stated Applied Math. Not theoretical. Premises are required for rigorous proofs. Not for volumetric analysis, applied game theory, statistical quality control, differential or matrix math used to solve problems in a production or fabrication environment. Who's going to be better at applying math than an applied mathematician?

For those that get confused about what "utility delta" is: utility (of your creation) means usefulness/value and is a common term in fields such as economics, game theory and machine learning. Delta can be understood as difference/change. So the utility delta of something you'd want to create simply means the added value of the thing you want to create. Also, using terms like this is not a sign of intelligence or sophistication. It's a sign that you hang out with a particular group of people that commonly use such terms and have incorporated those terms into your own vocabulary because you also find utility in using them. What utility he finds in using them, I leave up to you to decide.

@thekingsdaughter4233

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. This is not part of my everyday vocabulary, snd i was hung up on the shape of the letter *∆* thinking of a three-way connection or effect or something... 🤷

@Action2me

5 ай бұрын

This dude said Elon is using big words to sound smart lmao

@Migglefitch

5 ай бұрын

Very good.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@Flawda986

5 ай бұрын

Well done! You have a heart of gold. It comes through in your thoughts.

@alicevanderbruggen1339

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I wasn’t quite sure but got the sense that THAT was what he was talking about.

I did a PhD because it was the easiest way to immigrate from the Middle East to Europe. Then, I immigrated to the US and got a job in learning and development. If I were born and raised in a developed country, I would have never thought of going through the hardship of a PhD.

@Mahalakshmi-Khan

Ай бұрын

Hey Im currently studying HR and L&D. Can you explain in brief which courses/colleges you went to and what were the job prospects for this field in the european country you went to?

@sarahleeblanc8274

15 күн бұрын

@@Mahalakshmi-KhanYou are a crazy person asking a random person such question.

@Mahalakshmi-Khan

15 күн бұрын

@@sarahleeblanc8274 why?

@Mahalakshmi-Khan

15 күн бұрын

@@sarahleeblanc8274 stop poking your nose in others business

@Lea_5584

11 күн бұрын

@Mahalakshmi-Khan Hi, I did a PhD. in organizational behavior at the University of Paris Nanterre and then a postdoctoral fellowship in impact assessment of learning programs. In parallel, I gave courses in HR and project management at multiple universities and business schools in France. Afterward, I immigrated to the US and wanted to move to industry. I started by working on my own as a learning programs developer for small clients (the first ones where friends who have startups and for whom I did some projects for free just to gain some experience and fill my CV) + earned some certificatios in HR and instructional design. 2 years later, I applied for positions in learning and development and got a position of a Learning Program Manager at a construction company in the US.

Casually using "delta" in convos signals his peer group

@skipperofschool8325

2 жыл бұрын

what does it mean?

@TeacherToolkitDemo

2 жыл бұрын

@@skipperofschool8325 delta is a Greek letter it means change in science.

@skipperofschool8325

2 жыл бұрын

@@TeacherToolkitDemo so he said "utility delta (change)" like a.. change of.. utilities? ???

@keiharris332

2 жыл бұрын

@@skipperofschool8325 what I believe this means is how effective your creation is in comparison to the most cutting edge technology.

@skipperofschool8325

2 жыл бұрын

@@keiharris332 ohh, ok thank you

He didn't laugh at the idea of getting a PhD. He even said it is right for some people. He just laughed at the unconventional nature of his answer.

@kaijen2688

4 ай бұрын

Its like the joke about physicts. If they didnt get a phd to teach theory, they are fairly useless. I have a friend with a Maaters in math and for him to get a job is hard. Most of the time he gets jobs in computer science writing software.

@JacobBogers

4 ай бұрын

@@kaijen2688 a Phd in mathematics is very overkill for someone who wants to code php/c/whatever, a MSc in mathematics already means he performs at the top level of coders.

@TheHermitProcess

4 ай бұрын

@@JacobBogersyou do know there is an entire career called scientific programming right? Web dev jobs are stupid. A PhD in applied mathematics is just the entry point to the gigantic career of a scientific programmer, and newsflash, it is MUCH harder than web dev.

As someone who considered getting a PhD, I agree with that, too many people pursue a PhD as a way to demand a higher salary or consider themselves more intelligent then others, which is not necessarily the case.

@tysolbohan6446

2 ай бұрын

Well clearly this is wrong to get a PhD you need to first pass your GCSEs then go to your a levels and get 7 to 8 then go to uni which is difficult in its own right then have to pass through 11 years of that there is no way PhDs don't require super high IQ and natural ability your comment holds so much delusion it's like those who think any 1 can become rich with effort no they can't genetics places a massive barrier this is like those who use this mentality to screw over disabled people even knowing genetic bio bank data exists with high causation between poverty and iq they still jump back to disabled people and tell those people it's there fault and there not trying hard enough well maybe humans are the sacred cows if your a creationist but if you accept darwin which i assume you do you would realize most of our actions is done by our neural wiring and our genetics

@Circe_the_daughter_of_sun

2 ай бұрын

why didn't you get PhD?

For me getting a degree is about studying with discipline, some cannot focus without money or grades being involved

@zxtsf

15 күн бұрын

We don't need to have money to create prosperity, money robbed us from our wealth

“How can people be useful who wanna be” Elon: “well actually I have a math formula for that.”

@laughingoutloud3713

2 жыл бұрын

Elon in 2025: just buy our robot, he'll replace you

@vincentpham8605

2 жыл бұрын

That doesn't surprise me

@09GunNut

2 жыл бұрын

I think this way too. Just lack of funds to bring my ideas to life lol

@versus8035

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment right here 😂

@fundermentalist9473

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👍😂

Misleading title. People spin Musk up too often to be a “college is useless” advocate. The idea he expresses here is reality, however. Continued education such as masters and PhDs are *sometimes* useful. But they aren’t useless or a waste of time for every career field. In heavily expertise fields it can be very helpful. Take his own company for example, engineers working on Tesla products greatly benefit from continued college education. That isn’t to say it’s impossible to gain an education without experience in the field in lieu of it, but gaining experience in *parallel* with an education can expedite peoples progress.

@Soliye.

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t think saying whether or not school is useful in a KZread Short’s the best way to go. If it was an hour long debate then it’d be interesting.

@klj2382

2 жыл бұрын

having a degree does show that you’re willing to put it the hard work to get something achieved, whatever it may be.

@jessejive117

2 жыл бұрын

Well of course. Nobody thinks a PhD is useless in all fields. What most people go to school for is useless even if they get a PhD. Yeah if you’re going to be a doctor obviously it’s very useful. No one would ever say being a doctor and getting educated to be a doctor is bad. Except like 16 people on earth and they are morons. You can be very against higher education in every way and then still acknowledge but if you want to go to school for a handful of certain fields it’s a great idea if you stick to it and do it intelligently

@rabhav1443

2 жыл бұрын

Engineering is applied science so it makes sense for a degree. For most other things degree is a waste of time that slows down education. Learning directly from the experts is the best form of education better than any degree or PhD in the world.

@mnpry87

2 жыл бұрын

Any engineering job at tesla, spacex, etc requires an engineering degree. One only needs to look at the job postings.

All of his technology comes from former doctors of physics, chemistry, engineering, maths. Standing on the shoulders of giants, Elon.

@rockssolid2543

5 ай бұрын

Michael Faraday and Sir Isaac Newton didn't have PhDs either.

@AZRN928

5 ай бұрын

My grandpa was an "engineer" for Allison and developed helicopter engines for defense contracts. He had zero degrees.

@MS-fg8qo

5 ай бұрын

@@rockssolid2543 Feynman, Dirac, Einstein, Heisenberg, von Neumann, (...), did. What's the point?

@rockssolid2543

5 ай бұрын

@@MS-fg8qo Takes a PhD to know.

@williamzk9083

5 ай бұрын

Musk got an electrical engineering degree. He might’ve benefited from a masters, but certainly some people don’t benefit from advanced degrees. But the fundamental physics and chemistry sometimes does need advanced research degrees.

It’s a pretty sensible answer, no shade intended. PhDs are time consuming and often expensive, focusing on a narrow rail of knowledge. Most likely your overall impact will be minimal. But you get to study what interests you, and if you’re lucky, gain useful skills

@user-hv5kf6gl2k

2 ай бұрын

❤🎉🎉❤Bravo Mt Musk Elon

@primordiallab

6 күн бұрын

True. Yes. I did what interested me. It was a conundrum I was bent on solving, creating a path to, and did. It was the big exercise that beckoned and PhD, the discipline. Money not it

@chickenindoubleC

2 күн бұрын

For commenters reading this, in the U.S. PhD programs pay you a stipend. It's just a job. The only potentially "expensive" part is that you are missing out on income, I suppose. Also, in the U.S., programs prefer you not to have an MA.

He threw in a real life formula

@fredducaunt

7 ай бұрын

😂😂 Sure

@mileshall9235

7 ай бұрын

​@@fredducaunt You're mocking because you're too sdupit to understand 😂

@monzerfaisal3673

6 ай бұрын

​@@zak61221well time isn't infinite in practice. We all die at some point so you should only consider a lifetime

@DarkKnight-wf3po

6 ай бұрын

​@@monzerfaisal3673or maybe even more in some cases.

@Pencheff87

6 ай бұрын

​@@zak61221which due to the finite lifespan of humans affected is still awesome, as it essentially makes the limited time spent alive better. Plus it only goes to zero if left untouched - if constantly maintained or even improved it itself goes to infinity.

As someone who has a PhD in electrical engineering, I have to agree with him. It’s complicated.

@mryellow6918

2 жыл бұрын

If you can findsomone that you think is capable of it but doesn't have one. It's better to hire them and train them to do they job instead of them focusing years trying to generalise a subject?

@crisbowman

2 жыл бұрын

@@mryellow6918 Depends on the person. Some train easier in particular fields and might also learn slower in other areas.

@sinjinsmythe1571

2 жыл бұрын

I'm an electrician....... what was your thesis about...?

@Quinu12

2 жыл бұрын

I have a double masters. I think I use two classes from all that coursework.

@lukemarvenko2845

2 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend electrical engineering over electrical maintenance. I’m currently in trade school and not sure if the 4 more years of school is worth it.

I did a PhD in engineering at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. It took me 4 years and I got hired 100% for it and payed between 80k to 90k a year. It was challenging but fun and came with a fat paycheck, so for me that was an easy choice.

answer is yes and no, degrees don't mean you can get rich, BUT i wouldn't trust a person to design a skyscrapper or a surgeon to operate on me and tell me a degree its just a piece of paper

@Me_Caveman

3 ай бұрын

I'd take an old and experienced person over a young person with fifty degrees; experience even conquers intelligence.

@AmadeuShinChan

3 ай бұрын

… which at the end of the day it is, a piece of paper. And many only learn what they’re fed by their teachers. Been alive during the past 3-4 years, should give you an idea of what i am talking about. Many only follow orders.

@MarktrustingJesus

3 ай бұрын

A PhD is only 1 kind of degree. A bs or masters yes, PhD? Thete are a ton of masters degrees that are useless out there.

@arishemthejudge6780

3 ай бұрын

@@Me_Cavemanintelligence brings about innovation. an old and experienced individual would do something which has already been done, just efficiently. its the degrees which bring about a new line of thinking and different approaches to a problem. both have their good sides

@MiketheCoder

21 күн бұрын

@@Me_Cavemanyou can’t just cut open people or design a toy bridge in your garage and then operate on people

He’s saying getting a PhD in some cases is not the correct trajectory for someone with a great idea. If you have a phenomenal business idea, going into business school for 4 years would not be the best or quickest route to creating your business.

@Z3phlar

2 жыл бұрын

PhD takes lot more than 4 years

@mccookie1521

2 жыл бұрын

@@Z3phlar they weren’t referring to a phd in the second paragraph bud

@Z3phlar

2 жыл бұрын

@@mccookie1521 I think they were bud. Give your balls a tug.

@mrspams3489

2 жыл бұрын

@@mccookie1521 he was. Even says going to "business school for 4 years" in the second paragraph.

@loooongneck

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrspams3489 yes. Business school. Not a post-graduate program for a PhD.

Looking for a reaction “if you want to be useful should you get a PHD” is a silly question. It will depend on the person. Too many variables

@kenace1677

Жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to expand my business but I could not do that because the cash was not forth coming as I had planned

@robh467

Жыл бұрын

...compared to robots; ehh. Doesn't matter.

@kevinzhang6623

8 ай бұрын

If you want to make every single useful person more useful, get a PhD. If you want to be a useful individual, stay at Bachelor's.

@ytcmtr4917

3 ай бұрын

Leading/loaded question more like. Take any degree/skill one wants to argue against, and one can come up with such a question.

Degrees aren’t necessary but they are very helpful at showing time management, dedication, goal driven people who can problem solve and complete tasks. That’s what company’s want

I got cert 1, 2, 3, 4, a diploma, then masters in IT, got nowhere with it but cleaning out keyboards. Went for a internship with a indie animation studio which cost nothing and am now a professional cartoonist and animator wokring for Fountain's Pen Productions in L.A

he lost me at “utility delta”

@piotrka2842

Жыл бұрын

Delta is difference. So how much more better/different this new "thing" would be

@rizkyekaputra9960

Жыл бұрын

Its how useful your idea is. Very useful for small number of people (Cancer cure) Or quite useful for vast number of people (Entertainment)

@brotherbodhi237

Жыл бұрын

@@rizkyekaputra9960 cancer cure would be for a vast number of people. Cancer causes 1 in every 6 deaths. You’re talking about something that kills tens of millions of people every year

@lindamarietorres1355

Жыл бұрын

Haha 😂

@ivette3324

Жыл бұрын

🤣

Once the mind becomes focused, learning never stops. Constantly evolving.

@tudiecampagna5793

Жыл бұрын

I am constantly learning! I absolutely love information providing shows. Even like utube and Google! I watch documentaries because I like them!

@agnivabanerjee3983

Жыл бұрын

​@@tudiecampagna5793Good 😀😀😀

@eduardomendoza2015

6 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

@mr.kilpatrick2991

4 ай бұрын

yep - its at that point that lectures have less success because your mind goes on autopilot to go in the direction to learn what it needs - it begins to feed itself

Absolutely! Everybody has their gift, focus on what that is and find the tools that make that gift happen!

College used to be an education program, now it's a business.

Elon: says we probably don’t need PhDs Me: needs a phd to understand what he said next

@Applecompuser

Жыл бұрын

He just is not good an explaining things. People should persue their passion but be realistic about their earnings Elon should stop getting high and getting on Twitter or running toward a microphone.

@lavishlivingta8956

Жыл бұрын

He said mostly not probably tf laced meth you smoking that you need a phd to understand what he said next. He literally chuckled and gave a slight laugh while saying some yes but mostly not. Me personally I need help with wtf he said next after that starting at utility delta.

@artugert

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t even go to college, but found it quite easy to understand. Probably has more to do with what books you read and what media you consume.

@Applecompuser

Жыл бұрын

@@artugert He seems like an attention whore to me. The topics seem to be ego based rather than to further the interests of one of his businesses. I was routing for his car company to do well, but shortly he will not even be the top ev seller.

@rickeytan9530

Жыл бұрын

@@Applecompuser ok dude, you telling Elon musk what to do lol

As a PhD student…he’s right

@country10359

2 жыл бұрын

As someone graduating this summer with a PhD, I agree! Hang in there btw!

@karimyassine5932

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh i have met lots of Phd students and i can say they are not most of the wise people ive met in life .They cant even win an argument ,prove their point or even like Evolve in the society or cope with a group of People.

@fatgirl4501

2 жыл бұрын

@@karimyassine5932 she says eloquently in a totally coherent sentence…

@daisuke910

2 жыл бұрын

@@karimyassine5932 because those people only get PhD not because they wanted to, but either following others or recommended to them.

@spurcalluth6300

2 жыл бұрын

@@karimyassine5932, the more I work on my Ph.D., the more I second-guess myself. I'm definitely not going to convince you of anything if I can't even convince myself. On the other hand, I can prove pretty conclusively that if you haven't studied at all what I've been working on for years, you definitely don't have a clue about it.

Immunoseb and Immunbio, CoQ10 and Lipoic Acid, Palmitoylethanolamide are listed as possible therapeutic interventions in papers on the NIH. A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Efficacy of Systemic Enzymes and Probiotics in the Resolution of Post-COVID Fatigue

Elon is a unique forward thinker. He knows what companies look for. Don't waste money and time, do your thing 💯

Tesla and space x both require advanced degrees or serious experience that you can only get… through advance degrees

@venus-pq5gg

Жыл бұрын

I think he’s talking generally about the world population as a whole

@colleenconway2689

Жыл бұрын

Not everyone can and will be a rocket scientist, doctor, or engineer.

@luisvillalobos6517

Жыл бұрын

That's absolutely not true. If you can show certain qualities or level of thinking and problem solving, you can get the job. He doesn't hire on the basis of some paper that you may or may not have obtained on your own. He hires based on skills and thinking that you demonstrate in the hiring process. If you're a programmer, you have to be able to demonstrate you understand programming verbally, situationally, and through a demonstration of your ability through a test or series of questions. If you're a forklift driver.... not nearly as complicated. I am actually going through the hiring process now.

@deborah9384

Жыл бұрын

@@luisvillalobos6517 you rock. !

@PrtySmrt

Жыл бұрын

That's because the actual answer is mostly yes.

The thing about PhD, you think it’s all the great stuff but when you ask someone who is in the process for 4-5 years most of them will tell you it’s a waste of time and effort. But the cold hard truth is, you have to waste these efforts in order to know what is important and how to do things. There’s no easy way around it, both for Elon and a normal PhD student.

@sexykjetil

2 жыл бұрын

And if you want to work for Elon, you probably need to have a PhD. So I think it's kind of idiotic statement, since he wouldn't hire anyone without.

@mrspams3489

2 жыл бұрын

@@sexykjetil yea but he is selling his image here. Its about promoting his brand, the "too cool for school" kid. And as you said, as if he hires people without a phd.

@sexykjetil

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrspams3489 The dangerous thing is that young people are easily led by this people, not only Elon but so many others who gives so called advice for success. Hopefully most have a strong father figure in the home, that can guide the kids the best way.

@allsides5626

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is PhD is useless, if you didn't learn anything while in the process. It's the same with education, you can memories and get a good mark. That's awesome, but then you learn almost nothing and regret later. I feel that, education system is broken phrase is not fully right. I do agree that the way we compress so much in very short amount that, students have no way but memorise. But I feel like this exams and PhD and university, isn't just to study and have a degree or certificate. But it's more into, the process you make up to get that degree, because the process is what makes your degree worth. Not that final exam nor the degree itself. Just giving my opinion here, you can contribute how ever you want!

@sexykjetil

2 жыл бұрын

@@allsides5626 you said it all, maybe you won't need to know the answer...But you will need the tools you picked up on the way, because you will encounter new problems to solve!

Brilliantly answered Elon... brilliant....!!!

Not everyone on the team needs a PhD, but its good to have at least one or more on the team.

Elon: nah bro you don't need a PhD Elon's HR: PhD with 20 years industry experience in xyz required for this position

@Nobi_1

Жыл бұрын

He is talking about billionaire people, not for an ordinary people.

@aabc

Жыл бұрын

@@Nobi_1 its not "ordinary people".. its the people who made musk billionare in the first place.. its them who actually did the big brain work of inventing these technologies.. musk is just a businessman, not an inventor

@meepaleep

Жыл бұрын

He has said on many occasions he hires people without degrees

@AmritenduRana31082000

Жыл бұрын

​@@aabc that's bullshit. 🤣They are just labours who are taking orders and working on his vision and plans.By your logic ,every business owner and entrepreneurs are stupid and the employees are the smart people.A company with 1000 employees and no leader will go nowhere.If he could,he could do it all alone but to do a scalable business you need workers who you give commands to and you give back benefits for their time and skills.Your comment is so stupid 🤣

@bobmango8472

Жыл бұрын

@@aabc ah yes. chief engineer. definitely just a businessman.

Do what you like to do will make you most useful ❤❤

Good answer to a strange question. Here's my take. I wanted to teach at a college level in the U.S. To do that where I want to, I need a PhD. Simple as that. The only question you need to ask is whether you NEED it. Also, two things people dont often know about PhD programs in the U.S. A) they pay you to go--it's a job. B) In most programs I know of, it is preferred you do not have an MA degree first.

"The Best for the Group comes when everyone in the group does what's best for himself AND the group." - John Nash, Mathematician & Nobel Laureate

@user-vt5gk8fn4v

Жыл бұрын

Yes. ”Ubuntu”. If something isn’t good for everyone it is not good for anyone.

Summarized : to become the most useful is to find a way to impact a vast amount of people, create something of that sort that makes a difference. It's not about phds but how far you can think and create.

@vebdaklu

2 жыл бұрын

@@martingarreis You summed up what he said in a perfect way! Hats off! People don't seem to consider who is telling the message, and in this case, it is very important.

It depends what you’re getting your PhD in. Like if you have a PhD in art or literature chances are it’s pretty useless and you’ll drown in debt.

As someone with a pH.D. I approve his message.

It's amazing how he sounds perfectly South African and then American in one statement

@con_el_maestro3544

8 ай бұрын

South African?😂

@lilpenn7516

8 ай бұрын

@@con_el_maestro3544 Elon musk is from south africa

@jamalyeboah4322

8 ай бұрын

@@con_el_maestro3544Elon musk is South African is their point lol

@con_el_maestro3544

8 ай бұрын

@@jamalyeboah4322 yeah and I'm also South African, and Afrikaans people do not sound like Elon Musk

@sammymngomezulu7513

8 ай бұрын

​@@con_el_maestro3544because he is not Afrikaner, more Anglo than anything else.

😂😂😂 I love it,” Mostly not.”

@deborah9384

Жыл бұрын

So true

Most don’t understand the term Delta. One def means Change. Delta force means they can change things rapidly on the move according to the needs of the mission. Change-Force.

@springcrocus7flower635

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I was lost!!

This man is literally Tony stark

My coworker in the roofing union studied at Stanford university and got doctoral degree after many years. He still can’t find work because he doesn’t have work experience. He’s currently full of debt. Now he’s working as an apprentice making what I made 4 years ago. I make $30 an hour more than him and debt free! He will eventually make as much as me but college isn’t always the solution to make good money. And have the weekends off unless you want overtime! 💰

@MrE.888

2 жыл бұрын

But i bet he at least understands the question and answer in this video

@MiketheCoder

Жыл бұрын

What did he study at Stanford?

@diverman1023

6 ай бұрын

That’s sounds weird, what did he get his PhD in? These days a STEM PhD from a tier 1 school is an immediate 150-250k starting salary and it only goes up from there

@rdompt

5 ай бұрын

@@diverman1023 The comment is probably not true. If by any chance it were, it must have been a very niche degree, or the person didn't take advantage of any of the university infrastructures and has a bad resume.

@quantumpolariton122

4 ай бұрын

I mean thats all very well. But a PhD is designed for someone who wishes to do scientific research (academia), not for someone who wishes to go into industry. Hence why the misalignment between the skills set require, but this is it always the case as someone said above if you are a STEM PhD. Just so you know this.

It's as dumb as saying "do you think people who want to be useful become a firefighter as the best way to achieve it ?" There is no single path to be useful, it would be counterproductive if everyone had a PhD or worked as a firefighter. But it doesn't mean he thinks that's useless...just saying because some people didn't get Elon's speech.

The guy was born rich and invested/bought into companies. I have no idea why people look to him as some genius who has all the answers to life.

As a retired RN I found. a university nursing system a poor program. Nursing was more effective from a 3 year focus of nursing.

I always get asked why I did not pursue a PhD (as I have a research master and publications). The honest answer is that I don't see that for the type of impact I want to have, I need to write for a niche of 50 experts in my own room. Somebody else might thrive on that, but I like to work for shorter goals, more gratification, more visible outcome.

@scottcarter828

5 ай бұрын

You are right, For others and yourself short-term goals and achievements Benefiting more people, is what he is talking about is better usually.

@TheHermitProcess

4 ай бұрын

And what did you research? I can’t imagine anyone ever saying that about true chemistry physics and biology research. It’s either private research or academic, and good luck getting a private research gig without a PhD haha.

@0Demiyah0

4 ай бұрын

@@TheHermitProcess I worked for a think tank on a project basis, and I work in academia, it's not unthinkable at all to co-auther a research publication in my position to the network I have in my role. But it's not my primary goal either.

@gregnixon1296

3 ай бұрын

"... I like to work for shorter goals, more gratification, more visible outcome." Huge applause for that perspective.

@Circe_the_daughter_of_sun

2 ай бұрын

I'm now thinking whether I should pursue PhD in Molecular Biology or not... I have Master in Cell Research and I was always thinking that I want to do PhD... but I cannot see the final goal. I'm not planning to become a Professor neither I want to, but I just don't know what to do.... I also don't want to do routine work at some Biotech company.... especially since the salaries there are not that great, not like in the HighTech. Is anyone there in the same situation as me? Or perhaps was? Any ideas? help?

Bro just created an equation for the meaning of life.

@entelektuel.yolculuk

Жыл бұрын

nope, he did it fer capitalism :)

@fredducaunt

7 ай бұрын

Npc spotted

@Srt3D01-db-01

7 ай бұрын

Hey , look another gruppie

@jameelisaac7122

7 ай бұрын

​@@Srt3D01-db-01😂

@user-zt7vb9kt8l

6 ай бұрын

​@@entelektuel.yolculukhe said useful not profitable.

Just because Elon quit his doctorate doesn’t mean he should encourage that. Doctorate holders develop specialized expertise which is difficult to learn in another setting.

@zxtsf

15 күн бұрын

Do you believe getting doctorate from universities makes you a good doctor, NO a doctorate of FOOLISHNESS, AND MADNESS, study how people with more education ruin the environment the mind the future and everything they touch, This is not development, this is Time wastage and downgrade of mind Waste of time Ignorance in its highest form, education is causing Reverse Evolution. I dont believe in Evolution but I believe in Reverse Evolution. When I see universities ruin life ,play with human beings

the utility delta is the change that a person’s use creates, whether certain educational or training steps are required or necessary for their position, and the net value of their progress in that sector. not an equation, more of an abstract idea

Wow I was not expecting such a superb comment! Impressed once again.

I love how he barely blinks like a robot would

@ChrisLee-yr7tz

9 ай бұрын

Ambiguous statement detected. Exterminate.

Well, I have been blessed with this life just once, I have only one life...I don't care whether other people consider my work "useful". Like people, don't ask yourself "how to be useful", just do what makes you happy (yeah I am not practical but who cares)

Fix the dependence of modern agriculture on oil. Currently an oil crisis means a food crisis

Few Engineers get PHDs or even Master's Degrees. They do get many further certifications and PE licenses etc because they are practical and useful. Its not all research. Engineers are the ones who attempt to make PhD's theories actually work in real life.

@buellterrier3596

5 ай бұрын

You are correct. I have Engineers working under me. And yes, i have a PhD.

@patrickjohnson568

5 ай бұрын

In other words, in the words of Sheldon from Big Bang Theory, the Oompa Loompa's of science, lol.

@buellterrier3596

5 ай бұрын

@@patrickjohnson568 🤣 Spot on!

@feelingtardy

5 ай бұрын

engineers make lots of things work...on paper, lol. so many engineered stuff that is on a set of drawings often gets "modified" in the field so it will actually work. and engineers continue to make the same mistakes because they refuse to leave their chair

@dgrant7291

4 ай бұрын

Thats why they make "as built" drawings. But any significant changes will only go thru engr or they blow their errors and omissions insurance. Someone with a degree has to sign off on the drawings@@feelingtardy

The average person who just finished high-school at 18 is going to be in the labour force till ~55. I'd rather spend 4 years enhancing my overall level of education and then proceed with working the next 32 years than I would just working for 37 years. People are in such a rush. There is too much life ahead to try and have everything you want instantly.

@16m49x3

2 жыл бұрын

Only thing that actually is a rush is having children and not dying before they get married

@entelektuel.yolculuk

Жыл бұрын

​@@16m49x3 why? Having children is not a rush. I think definitely every healthy couple should at least 1 child that's trve, but what is in a rush is intellect, money, sexuality, love, sports, health, nature ye know...

@Gameboob

Жыл бұрын

A PhD is about 6 years on top of those 4 though

@billwilliams699

5 ай бұрын

Most people do not retire at 55. The average age has been 61 the past several years and is likely to increase

J.B Stauble Former CTO of Tesla the man who played a key role holds a PhD from Stanford

Elon you are a blessing for our country.❤

THANKS FOR THE INFO ELON!!👍👍👍👍

"How should someone figure out how they can be more useful?" -"Well, the most useful thing they can do is volunteer to go to Mars."

@robh467

Жыл бұрын

...become a robot.

@KathleenMortensen

5 ай бұрын

🚀

Ive never felt more safe than the time i went to see a doctor who didn't have a PhD

@dfjpr

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@Circe_the_daughter_of_sun

2 ай бұрын

doctors don't have Phd. They earn MD. not the same thing.

He deserves a Nobel preize for all of his contributions to the humanity and for standing with people of Israel. God bless him ❤

What’s most important is to find one’s purpose and ultimate goals in life and pursue it with passion and courage regardless of having a higher or highest academic achievement or less. Some professional students remain students because or while waiting to find their purpose and goal in life

To those u got confuse what he ment is that Delta Utility Model (DUM) is a multi-attribute decision model which is used to help designer making decisions when trade-offs exist in design tasks. The utility theory is applied to quantify preferences in the model. Delta is devoted to innovation and systematically developing new products and technologies, particularly those that are high-efficiency and energy-saving. Aiming to reduce global warming and ensure mankind's sustainable future with better value and performance, Delta is continuously enhancing our engineering capabilities and is committed to developing innovative technologies and solutions for a better tomorrow.

@questionmark9619

6 ай бұрын

Thanks bro, but why do you know this?

@BigTexGamez

5 ай бұрын

@@questionmark9619homie did a quick google search, found an article, paraphrased for the rest of us. Easy as that.

@nickgibboni8469

5 ай бұрын

@@questionmark9619 Sounds a lot like a ChatGPT answer after the first half sentence with the typos😂

@brexitgreens

5 ай бұрын

​@@nickgibboni8469 Keen eye! 🦅

@joelwilliams8887

5 ай бұрын

How was that confusing? He explains what he means right after.

One important lesson: What works for someone else, may not work for you as well. If someone got rich without college, bravo for him. But that may not work for yourself.

ปัญหาของคนเรียนสูงบางคน พูดได้แต่ทำไม่ได้ ทุกอย่างต้องอดทนและอดทนแม้จะนานแค่ไหนจะทำอะไรก็ต้องควบคู่วิทยาศาสตร ทำไห้เห็นไห้รู้ ไห้ยอมรับสิ่งนั้นจากคนธรรมดา ที่สำคัญชาวบ้านที่ไม่น่าเชื่อถีอ แต่อยู่ที่เรามุ่งมั่น และพิสูจน์ได้ปกติมันอยู่แต่บนหิ้ง แต่อนาคตมันคงมีความหวัง

I have a PhD in materials science, and you can’t do my job without it. Actually, even with a PhD you can barely scratch the surface. So it depends.

@rianczer

2 жыл бұрын

scratching the surface of materials science, eh?

@gaijinhakase1575

2 жыл бұрын

@@rianczer yep

@frankchen4229

Жыл бұрын

​@@rianczer ha!

Being a good parent fits his category.

@mipmipmipmipmip

6 ай бұрын

If only he'd remember all his kids' names first

@queenj.8i895

5 ай бұрын

Amen!

I agree and I have a PhD. The subject of my studies I do not use often but the elements of critical analysis and evaluation strategies I learnt whilst working towards my PhD I use extensively

If your company is going to pay for it... why not? My Brother literally just got his Masters and it was 95% covered by the hospital he works with (he is a computer guy). It's a 1 year commitment or $5000 buyout. I told him to Keep Going

I’d love to see this full interview, what’s it from?

@hooeygames

2 жыл бұрын

Leaving a reply in hopes someone drops the link

@straus2785

2 жыл бұрын

Ted

@patricklacey4946

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the context around this conversation would be....useful

@Josef_1186

2 жыл бұрын

I think this might be from MKBHD’s interview with hom

@willitbreak5825

Жыл бұрын

Here’s the link to Elon’s interview with Sam Altman: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqJ2s89-oaWpiZM.html

Follow your heart. Follow your personal truth. If your truth is to obtain a PhD in a subject, then that is what you do.

This is going to be on my microeconomics final.

It’s not about getting a PhD or not but about what people get a PhD.

Best haircut he has had to date

@EricaMusk

Жыл бұрын

true

Such a beautiful equation 🌞😁😇 Simple and 100% to the point ❤️

Make sure your ER Dr. and Nurse have degrees before they save your kids life.

this guy answers everything by saying yes and no simultaneously

@manonamission2000

7 ай бұрын

the real world is ambiguous

Unironically this is the smartest thing I've heard him say. And no, that's not me calling him dumb or anything. It is the most impressive thing I've heard him say.

In some areas it’s impossible to gauge the real world effect of the research

Steps to success in life, words you must apply

Really enjoy hearing Elon and what he says. Seems open, friendly, honest and genius! Happy he is here!

"SOO TRUE!!!" - anti-college people

@IoannisKourouklides

2 жыл бұрын

PhD is not a taught degree. 🤦‍♂️ You are just the cheap labour of academia. They should ban PhD degrees.

@nabayanchakma2419

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@SokumenTop

2 жыл бұрын

As they type this out on phones that years of university research made possible

Having the education supports when I need their agreements on moving back the operations to Central area.

The most urgent issues are poverty, famine, social disorder/criminality, and all their respective causes.

I find the way Elon’s brain works to be absolutely fascinating. I was never a numbers person, but I like how calculated he is with his analysis. It’s almost like anything in life could be a mathematical formula.

@andrewjohnston8982

2 жыл бұрын

The way Elon's brain works is it thinks complicated things can be simplified to simple formulas, resulting in him vastly over promising and under delivering. Most of his ideas are a load of shit. He said the Hyperloop was as simple as an air hockey table inside a tube. Not true, and like most of his dumb ideas is in the process of failing.

@slimpockets

2 жыл бұрын

Very true. As a matter of fact, just about anything you can comprehend in totality, can be written down mathematically. A contradictory example of this is, infinity. This is often where either our minds can not comprehend, or our math is incomplete. Have fun with that rabbit hole!

@doblet664

2 жыл бұрын

@@BR-tq9wq 🤡👉🗑️

@dearmadeline

2 жыл бұрын

@@BR-tq9wq orrrr you're a salty liberal incel

@CeleryMan666

2 жыл бұрын

@@BR-tq9wq most people barely got through highschool and are easily impressed by basic iamverysmart shit it's honestly both amazing and sadining how stupid d and gullible people are

I don't why some people call this man a genius.

@edwinamendelssohn5129

Жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't they? He's an inventor.

He has a avatar for every year 😂

It's all about your goal. With a PhD or without doesn't make a difference.

if nobody pursues PhD's anymore in science and technology, who will conduct the research that advances our understanding of science and who will teach the next generation of scientists and engineers?

@frankchen4229

Жыл бұрын

You're trying to use logic in this circle. It won't work

@Wirmish

5 ай бұрын

Einstein and Tesla (Nikola) didn't have a PhD.

@Oseiwe

5 ай бұрын

8 out of 10 (in Nigeria, with Nigerians anywhere they may be, 9.999 out of 10.000) go for a PhD to get a title. To hell with any research or the betterment of mankind. That's why only very few of them turn out to have any value to society. It's all about ego and better life prospects. Same with the other degree levels. It's all a waste of time and money for the overwhelming number of people. And they're progressively getting dumber and dumber every decade

@jpete3027666

5 ай бұрын

People with PhD’s in my opinion are the people that usually are the worst at training and teaching others. A PhD isn’t required for advancement in technology. Elon just said they are useful but for most people a PhD is not, and he’s right.

@KrakenIsMahB

5 ай бұрын

certainly, not the most people will advance the science and civilization or teach next generation. Hence most people shouldnt go for PhD

PhD students are the people who push the general human knowledge further and are the ones that are contributing to science. Those people are the reason why we have the things that we have discovered up until these days.

@virginiasanchez4614

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and no.

@murat2070

2 жыл бұрын

Nicola Tesla has no any master phd or even the degree lol

@alanlight7740

Жыл бұрын

In a few fields, yes - but mostly no. For the most part academia trails behind the innovators and just catalogs what the innovators have already accomplished.

@Mahrooshay

Жыл бұрын

Not all, mostly not. Research is not that easy. Some people do phD just to have a dr written before their names. Trust me

@MiketheCoder

21 күн бұрын

@@murat2070he would’ve gotten it if it wasn’t WW1 and WW2

I think the main message is in the line" Create" something that makes a difference" ... If a phd is directly a part of if that then it does matter if not probably not You can be a highly trained musician and never write a song you will be employed by those who write the songs many of those cannot even read music.....

STEM is still important. To be at the cutting edge of Science, A.I, Quantum computing, space engineering you still need to get a degree or PHD.

New PhD requirements should include a thesis on this. 🤯

@quantumpolariton122

4 ай бұрын

But then again phds are not designed for people to wish to go into industry, it’s for academic research, where it is a requirement

If you get a PhD in engineering but do research in non-applied theoretical areas, you are of little use to the industry. If your PhD is in an applied field, your peers with a bachelors are technicians relative to what you can do or create

@steve5l80

2 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I worked to do for my topic. Found a customer with a strategic need/problem in a field that I’m interested in. They agreed to fund me, and my institution couldn’t resist.