From the replies to that: "During a launch, anybody can call Elon and abort the launch." [0]. It seems like they want to go in the complete opposite direction of when NASA launched the Challenger despite an engineer telling them it would explode [1].
"Anyone can call" ... i hope the howard stern crowed dont get wind. With public events you have to filter incomming information. I assume that "anyone" actually means spacex people on the team. He isnt watching twitter.
Think of someone shorting stocks. Even a one-day delay can impact all sorts of companies. A good prank call could make a real difference.
Huh? I've worked on lot's of construction jobs where "anyone" can stop work if they see an unsafe situation. Obviously "anyone" doesn't refer to every human on the planet, it refers to relevant personnel. How is it even possible to be confused by this?
[0] https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995766436179969
[1] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/...