Elon Musk

[israndy]

NY Times and their anonymous sources, to paraphrase Rob from Tesla Daily. They had an hour with him and asked him nothing about the issues they accused Tesla of in the article. Hit piece. It seems to be working. I have friends who ask "I heard Teslas catch fire a lot"

-Randy

 

[u00mem9]

Elon Musk had a live, videotaped interview with Marques Brownlee on the same day he spoke to The NY Times:

In the 18 minutes of interview footage, Musk’s demeanor is completely at odds with the NY Times’ portrayal of his condition that day.

You think he looks ok in that video? I had it playing on the TV, and my wife said “what happened to him?”

 

[PaulusdB]

You think he looks ok in that video? I had it playing on the TV, and my wife said “what happened to him?”

That's what happens when you sack your hairdresser of years, pleasing a girlfriend.

 

[anticitizen13.7]

You think he looks ok in that video? I had it playing on the TV, and my wife said “what happened to him?”

His hair looks a lot different. That’s it.

Elon’s demeanor is unchanged from how he normally behaves in interviews and event videos.

 

[dondy]

Does he really need to stay in the building until 2am? There's nobody else in that company who can make a decision besides Musk? I read that today and am shakin my head

He does because he likes it. Challenged driven.

 

[thegruf]

Elon Musk had a live, videotaped interview with Marques Brownlee on the same day he spoke to The NY Times ... In the 18 minutes of interview footage, Musk’s demeanor is completely at odds with the NY Times’ portrayal of his condition that day.

Just perhaps Musk is being even shrewder than most give him credit for.
If he is going to take Tesla private at $420, it is not in his interest now to ramp the stock price or $420 won't be sufficient premium. So calm things down a bit, play on the overworked aspect, let the shorts win a minor battle, take it private and the war is won. And good luck to him and Tesla too.

True? - who knows
Possible? - Elon is no fool.

 

[u00mem9]

Read it again. Worst is yet to come is in reference to personal anguish from shorts and people who take what he says out of context.

Possible? - Elon is no fool.

Sometimes in conversation among my friends, one person will counter the Tesla advocates with the phrase "A fool and his money are soon parted".

I like to point out that Musk isn't the fool, he is the 'parter'

 

[Matias]

It’s now two weeks later and Tesla hasn’t suffered at all.

What about now?

 

[Krugerrand]

What about now?

Nope. Still pumping out cars. Still on their way to profitability this quarter and next. But keep moving the goalposts, I’m sure victory can be claimed at some point.

 

[TintDepot.com]

Elon Musk had a live, videotaped interview with Marques Brownlee on the same day he spoke to The NY Times:

In the 18 minutes of interview footage, Musk’s demeanor is completely at odds with the NY Times’ portrayal of his condition that day.

That was a good interview. You can tell how thoughtful he is when he answers questions. It's not BS. He is answering questions with an engineering / physics brain.

He should hire an assistant that has an engineering degree to shadow him all day long to help make him more productive...and to let Elon take a break from time to time to get 8 hours sleep (or more) & to take a long weekend. imho

 

[Barklikeadog]

so did they break up??

 

[Johan]

so did they break up??

Dude he works 120 hours a week. That leaves less than 7 hours per day for sleep + miscellaneous living. There's no having a relationship with those kinds of hours.

 

[Jack6591]

Elon is being repeatedly and continuously attacked, by the automotive, fossil fuel, financial and advertising industries. No one should be surprised by this. He is advancing sustainable transportation and renewable energy. This flies in the face of their economic interests.

This is and will continue to be a dirty knife fight.

I completely support Elon.

 

[AWDtsla]

He should hire an assistant that has an engineering degree to shadow him all day long to help make him more productive...and to let Elon take a break from time to time to get 8 hours sleep (or more) & to take a long weekend. imho

IMHO, Elon isn't slowing down until 10k/week and short range is shipping. I've spent this much time between work and doing things I've loved before. That is how engineering nerds work. I wouldn't take a break if I were him either.

edit - it's why I can't have enough disdain for those betting against him. A bunch of loud mouthed do-nothings

 

[TintDepot.com]

Elon is being repeatedly and continuously attacked, by the automotive, fossil fuel, financial and advertising industries. No one should be surprised by this. He is advancing sustainable transportation and renewable energy. This flies in the face of their economic interests.

This is and will continue to be a dirty knife fight.

I completely support Elon.

Agree. One problem is that Elon is in a dirty knife fight; but it seems to be him against 100 fighters. He needs more people helping him (other companies pushing EV, Energy Storage, PV, etc.) .

 

[Cheburashka]

Agree. One problem is that Elon is in a dirty knife fight; but it seems to be him against 100 fighters. He needs more people helping him (other companies pushing EV, Energy Storage, PV, etc.) .

Or he could just take the high road and not tweet compulsively?

 

[mongo]

Dude he works 120 hours a week. That leaves less than 7 hours per day for sleep + miscellaneous living. There's no having a relationship with those kinds of hours.

Unless he finds an engineer...
(Then there is the whole favoritism issue)

 

[vinnie97]

NY Times and their anonymous sources, to paraphrase Rob from Tesla Daily. They had an hour with him and asked him nothing about the issues they accused Tesla of in the article. Hit piece. It seems to be working. I have friends who ask "I heard Teslas catch fire a lot"

And if they do it for this topic, imagine how many other times they may be getting away with it based on what was once their good reputation. Carlos Slim isn't your friend. NYT has recently even shown they have no qualms with hiring racists (just so long as the target ethnicity is not yet a minority). These are not the hallmarks of an unbiased news organization.

 

[Jack6591]

Agree. One problem is that Elon is in a dirty knife fight; but it seems to be him against 100 fighters. He needs more people helping him (other companies pushing EV, Energy Storage, PV, etc.) .

Early adopters, shareholders and people with a vested interest in combating climate change should be supporting Elon.

 

[thegruf]

@Krugerrand - trying to work out if your avatar is a meme, and if so what for?