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0 pointshtag3y ago0 comments

> Go back to Elon learning, during an interview, the things Buzz Aldrin—a childhood hero of his—said about SpaceX.

Is there a typo here? Can someone explain what this means in slightly different words? I've love to hear what Buzz Aldrin has to say about Elon Musk, but I just can't parse this phrase.

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function_seven3y ago

Here's a rewording of the phrase:

Go back to the time Elon learned about the things Buzz Aldrin—his childhood hero—said about SpaceX

I think this is the interview in question: https://youtu.be/23GzpbNUyI4?t=726

frosted-flakes3y ago

That was Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, not Buzz Aldrin.

AussieWog933y ago

Native speaker here!

Parsing backwards:

Buzz Aldrin said (implicitly negative) things about SpaceX.

Elon heard the comments he made for the first time during a recorded interview.

Elon (implicitly) reacted in a negative/foolish way during the interview, because he idolised Aldrin as a child and was upset to hear these comments.

nverno3y ago

> Elon (implicitly) reacted in a negative/foolish

He just looks very sad, to the point of fighting back tears. What was the negative/foolish part? (was it a different interview than the 60 minutes one linked above?)

AussieWog933y ago

Nope, that was just my assumption, given how Elon usually handles these things. Sad to hear that.

JumpCrisscross3y ago

Thank you. Sorry HN.

htagOP3y ago

I was just trying to understand. No reason for apologizing, communication problems happen :)

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function_seven3y ago

Here's a rewording of the phrase:

Go back to the time Elon learned about the things Buzz Aldrin—his childhood hero—said about SpaceX

I think this is the interview in question: https://youtu.be/23GzpbNUyI4?t=726

frosted-flakes3y ago

That was Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, not Buzz Aldrin.

AussieWog933y ago

Native speaker here!

Parsing backwards:

Buzz Aldrin said (implicitly negative) things about SpaceX.

Elon heard the comments he made for the first time during a recorded interview.

Elon (implicitly) reacted in a negative/foolish way during the interview, because he idolised Aldrin as a child and was upset to hear these comments.

nverno3y ago

> Elon (implicitly) reacted in a negative/foolish

He just looks very sad, to the point of fighting back tears. What was the negative/foolish part? (was it a different interview than the 60 minutes one linked above?)

AussieWog933y ago

Nope, that was just my assumption, given how Elon usually handles these things. Sad to hear that.

JumpCrisscross3y ago

Thank you. Sorry HN.

htagOP3y ago

I was just trying to understand. No reason for apologizing, communication problems happen :)

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