A factor that issues me about Elon Musk’s imaginative and prescient for X is that he doesn’t appear totally lifelike in regards to the platform’s present state, which doesn’t bode effectively for its future improvement.

Nicely, that’s one concern of many, I suppose. However take, for instance, this new replace to X’s sport streaming show.

X has in the present day introduced you can now view the associated stream chat on the identical display because the playback within the desktop model of the app. Which is ok, it is smart, and so forth.

Nevertheless it appears fairly lame, proper? Like, it’s a far lesser model of how streaming + chat is introduced on, say, YouTube or Twitch.

Which is smart, X is just beginning out on this entrance, and as such, it’s a fundamental setup to start with, which is able to evolve over time. I get that, however in a latest workers all-hands assembly, this assertion from Elon raised some eyebrows.

“We’re quickly reaching parity with YouTube and will exceed them.”

Once more, X is just beginning out with extra superior video options, and it’s not even near reaching any form of parity with YouTube’s providing, which it shouldn’t be at this stage. However the truth that Elon even thinks that X may quickly exceed the net video big is a priority, proper? Like, his notion right here is just not near actuality.

Which appears to be a working theme for Elon, in that his optimism, and/or idealism, tends to get forward of him. He’s been promising self-driving vehicles for years, he vowed to have people land on Mars by 2026, whereas he’s additionally speaking about Neuralink implants that may clear up many widespread impairments.  

None of this stuff are shut, and but, Elon continues to speak about them like they’re a certain factor, and inevitability that may occur inside his perceived, authentic timelines.

In fact, there are numerous different elements that play into every, and it’s to not say that Musk is totally accountable for failing to realize these bold targets. However by way of X, it does recommend that it is best to in all probability take his proclamations with a grain of salt. As a result of even when X can create a full funds system, or an improved streaming service, or no matter else it’s that they’re engaged on, they doubtless received’t be that nice.

Elon appears to imagine that minimal viable product is sufficient to compete, and for some cause, he appears satisfied that by X merely offering the capability to submit jobs, or discover a date, that may get folks flocking.

However fundamental performance is just not going to do it. Which is similar on this occasion. Whereas it’s attention-grabbing that X has added a stream chat show, I don’t see why any streamers would make the swap.

Perhaps it’ll all come collectively, and Elon can have the final giggle. However there does appear to be some perceptual gaps that time to flaws in his method.