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didn't make me cringe at all. i am in awe of his honesty. he didn't have to do that and of course will take a ton of crap for doing so.
those who don't like him or his style (or cringe) remind me of jack nicholson's classic line from "a few good men"
i love the amount of irony and humor he finds in things.
those who don't like him or his style (or cringe) remind me of jack nicholson's classic line from "a few good men"
i love the amount of irony and humor he finds in things.
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I thought Musk did better than usual with the Cybertruck unveil today, albeit still not great because he’s a terrible public speaker, but the Sorkin interview was an absolute train wreck. How anyone even remotely sane could think otherwise escapes me.
This article sums things up pretty well.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/ar...w-18524602.php
This article sums things up pretty well.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/ar...w-18524602.php
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I thought Musk did better than usual with the Cybertruck unveil today, albeit still not great because he’s a terrible public speaker, but the Sorkin interview was an absolute train wreck. How anyone even remotely sane could think otherwise escapes me.
This article sums things up pretty well.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/ar...w-18524602.php
This article sums things up pretty well.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/ar...w-18524602.php
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... the Sorkin interview was an absolute train wreck. How anyone even remotely sane could think otherwise escapes me.
This article sums things up pretty well.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/ar...w-18524602.php
This article sums things up pretty well.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/ar...w-18524602.php
as for that sfgate screed... i'm sure drew magary is very successful. oh wait...
and i'm sure you agree with this part of that garbage article:
The Cybertruck is already not only a laughingstock, it’s also barely existent on the eve of its launch and, by your own admission, won’t turn a profit until a year and a half from now at the earliest. The Boring Company, established to make the Hyperloop a reality, has only built a glorified parking ramp in Vegas after burning through nearly $800 million in VC funding. Tesla’s revenues are sinking as the big automakers roll out their own EVs that are more appealing than your four-wheeled bachelor pads. Your company SpaceX will fail in its doomed mission to make humans a multiplanetary species, and its rockets won’t stop blowing up.
highlighted part at on that site made my chuckle:
wouldn't wish this on anyone but might explain his anger... (from description of his memoir book):
On the night of the 2018 Deadspin Awards, he suffered a mysterious fall that caused him to smash his head so hard on a cement floor that he cracked his skull in three places and suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage. For two weeks, he remained in a coma. The world was gone to him, and him to it.
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didn't make me cringe at all. i am in awe of his honesty. he didn't have to do that and of course will take a ton of crap for doing so.
those who don't like him or his style (or cringe) remind me of jack nicholson's classic line from "a few good men"
i love the amount of irony and humor he finds in things.
those who don't like him or his style (or cringe) remind me of jack nicholson's classic line from "a few good men"
i love the amount of irony and humor he finds in things.
Everyone is trying to take him down by whatever means necessary and some of it is borderline fraudulent which is kind of sad but that is the way the world is now. If you don't like someone, dig stuff up or make something up and try to take someone down.
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no, I don’t agree with some of that part of the article, he’s wrong on CyberTruck but mostly right about the Boring Company, but I do agree with much of the rest of it. Him being wrong or susceptible to hyperbole in parts doesn’t invalidate the entire article.
more to the point, the majority of coverage of the Sorkin interview reaches the same broad conclusion. It was an unhinged train wreck for the most part. This was but one example.
more to the point, the majority of coverage of the Sorkin interview reaches the same broad conclusion. It was an unhinged train wreck for the most part. This was but one example.
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I agree, I didn't cringe at all and I was laughing because no one has the ***** to say what he says although he does strike me as very awkward. As a shareholder I would probably have other thoughts but as a non-shareholder I actually like the honesty and like that he isn't going to be bullied into doing something he doesn't believe in just to make a buck.
Everyone is trying to take him down by whatever means necessary and some of it is borderline fraudulent which is kind of sad but that is the way the world is now. If you don't like someone, dig stuff up or make something up and try to take someone down.
Everyone is trying to take him down by whatever means necessary and some of it is borderline fraudulent which is kind of sad but that is the way the world is now. If you don't like someone, dig stuff up or make something up and try to take someone down.
As a TSLA investor, I can tell you I'm not happy, the dude single handedly tanked the stock
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On the stock tanking, what about other EV players like Rivian and Lucid what do you feel is responsible for their stock performance in the last couple of years?
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You need to get out of TSLA for good wait until a reasonably green day and sell everything. You are extremely negative on Elon there is no reason to own the stock anymore why put yourself through the emotional stress? It is very clear you strongly believe Elon the person is massive negative and will overshadow any fundamentals Tesla has. Buy into another company that doesn't have an "Elon" to mess everything up.
On the stock tanking, what about other EV players like Rivian and Lucid what do you feel is responsible for their stock performance in the last couple of years?
On the stock tanking, what about other EV players like Rivian and Lucid what do you feel is responsible for their stock performance in the last couple of years?
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Also SELL all your TSLA you'll be much happier. Wait for some red days and buy into something like NVDA.
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No, gonna hold on to my TSLA for now and complain every now and then
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I'm being 100% serious, I don't know why you would hold TSLA given your disdain for Elon. No need to sugar coat it.
But why? Your own words he tanked the stock how do you know he won't tank it even worse at some point? I'd say there is a high probability he will end up embroiled in another viral storm the man says what he really believes no filter.
But why? Your own words he tanked the stock how do you know he won't tank it even worse at some point? I'd say there is a high probability he will end up embroiled in another viral storm the man says what he really believes no filter.
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From my perspective the negativity cycle is a short term buying opportunity. There was a bunch of negativity recently (don't remember exactly what it was) I bought a bunch at $197.97 and sold at $248. Waiting for the next sky is falling opportunity. Great thing is I'm buying a stock I hold long term anyway so if I don't buy/sell on the curve doesn't matter I have more of the stock I like. Not financial advice talk to a financial expert don't listen to me.
He told advertisers to go love themselves tenderly if they think he can be bribed. He didn't carte blanche tell them all to F off.
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