A factor that considerations me about Elon Musk’s imaginative and prescient for X is that he doesn’t appear solely lifelike concerning the platform’s present state, which doesn’t bode properly for its future improvement.

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

X has at this time 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 to be like 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 barely beginning out on this entrance, and as such, it’s a primary setup to start with, which can evolve over time. I get that, however in a current 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 barely beginning out with extra superior video options, and it’s not even near reaching any sort 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 large is a priority, proper? Like, his notion right here will not be near actuality.

Which appears to be a operating theme for Elon, in that his optimism, and/or idealism, tends to get forward of him. He’s been promising self-driving automobiles 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 these items are shut, and but, Elon continues to speak about them like they’re a certain factor, and inevitability that may occur inside his perceived, unique timelines.

After all, there are lots of different elements that play into every, and it’s to not say that Musk is solely guilty for failing to realize these formidable targets. However by way of X, it does recommend that you need to most likely 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 probably gained’t be that nice.

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

However primary performance will not be going to do it. Which is identical 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 may have the final chortle. However there does appear to be some perceptual gaps that time to flaws in his method.