{"id":381412,"date":"2021-12-15T16:42:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T13:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/musk-says-bezos-needs-to-spend-less-time-in-the-hot-tub\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T16:42:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T13:42:44","slug":"musk-says-bezos-needs-to-spend-less-time-in-the-hot-tub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/musk-says-bezos-needs-to-spend-less-time-in-the-hot-tub\/","title":{"rendered":"#Musk says Bezos needs to spend &#8216;less time in the hot tub&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Musk says Bezos needs to spend &#8216;less time in the hot tub&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The world\u2019s richest man has some advice for the world\u2019s second-richest man: Work harder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos needs to spend more time working at his space company Blue Origin and \u201cless time in the hot tub\u201d if the Amazon founder hopes to gain an edge in the billionaire space race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe does not seem to be willing to spend mental energy getting into the details of engineering,\u201d Musk said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a7f75d25-d710-4aaa-9f57-49e24d67744d\">Financial Times interview<\/a> published Wednesday. \u201cThe devil\u2019s in the details.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Bezos has \u201creasonably good engineering aptitude,\u201d added Musk, he \u201cdoes take himself a bit too seriously.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn some ways, I\u2019m trying to goad him into spending more time at Blue Origin so they make more progress. As a friend of mine says, he should spend more time at Blue Origin and less time in the hot tub,\u201d the loudmouthed Musk added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-10-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Musk says Bezos, pictured above at a post-launch press conference in Jul. 2021, should spend 'less time in the hot tub.'\" class=\"wp-image-20496312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-10-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-10-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-10-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos, pictured above at a post-launch press conference in Jul. 2021, should spend \u2018less time in the hot tub.\u2019<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In contrast to Bezos\u2019 supposedly lazy lifestyle, Musk claimed that he works for seven days and 80 to 90 hours each week overseeing projects at both Tesla and SpaceX.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk is currently worth about $252 billion compared to Bezos\u2019 $195 billion, according to Forbes. Musk has teased Bezos about his net worth in the past, responding to the Amazon founder on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> in October with a silver medal emoji in an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent reference to their rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-09-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle lifts off from West Texas in Jul. 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20496323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-09-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-09-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-09-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard launch vehicle lifts off from West Texas in Jul. 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMA24.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for Bezos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk made the comments as he accepted the Financial Times\u2019 person of the year award.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Musk accused the National Transportation Safety Board \u2014 which has probed Tesla crashes, fires and \u201cself-driving\u201d features \u2014 of unfairly singling out his company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Musk, pictured celebrating a successful SpaceX rocket launch in 2020, also called out the National Transportation Safety Board for unfairly targeting his company.\" class=\"wp-image-20496330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk, pictured celebrating a successful SpaceX rocket launch in 2020, also called out the National Transportation Safety Board for unfairly targeting his company.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"967\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=967\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos celebrates with his brother Mark  after a successful Blue Origin lift-off.\" class=\"wp-image-20496404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1934 1934w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1450 1450w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=967 967w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Bezos celebrates with his brother Mark  after a successful Blue Origin lift-off.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI felt they pursued press headlines over real safety. That\u2019s obviously [something] I do not respect, nor should be respected,\u201d Musk said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mogul also took shots at more traditional carmakers, accusing them of initially failing to take Tesla seriously and of being late to jump on the electric vehicle bandwagon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Musk's SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in Dec. 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20496329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-work-harder-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk\u2019s SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in Dec. 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor a long time, the rest of the auto industry was basically calling Tesla and me fools and frauds,\u201d Musk said. \u201cThey were saying electric cars wouldn\u2019t work, you can\u2019t achieve the range and performance. And even if you did that, nobody would buy them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did Tesla essentially out of desperation, not because we thought it would be lucrative, but just to show that it could be done,\u201d he added.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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