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All right, if you want to get technical, it is a journalist's duty to quote what was said accurately, or to indicate that it's been edited. neither was done.
tinm
2020 Model S LR+ Owner
Meanwhile, in FUDland...
I volunteered for 3 hours of driving folks around and demoing my Model S near the state capitol of New Mexico today, and was amazed at some of the statements they made to me, just dripping with FUD. Let's see if I can do this one person's statements justice:
Visitor: So I hear he's going to lose the factory, he's losing the factory
Me: Who? What? Huh?
Visitor: The owner of the company, what's his name, you know, the Russian guy, Musk.
Me: No, well, but, um--
Visitor: Yeah, I heard it on CNBC, they had a big report, he's in a lot of trouble. I was thinking of getting a Tesla but it sounds like the company will never make any money and Musk just lost the factory so they'll be going out of business
Me: Wait, what---
Visitor: Yeah, it's too bad, your car is very nice. I wonder what you will do for service when--
Me: --What, wait, what?
Visitor: Yeah CNBC report said that....
and on and on.
Just one long drivel of nonsense. I secretly suspect she worked for an auto dealer. It was classic auto-salesperson FUD.
I volunteered for 3 hours of driving folks around and demoing my Model S near the state capitol of New Mexico today, and was amazed at some of the statements they made to me, just dripping with FUD. Let's see if I can do this one person's statements justice:
Visitor: So I hear he's going to lose the factory, he's losing the factory
Me: Who? What? Huh?
Visitor: The owner of the company, what's his name, you know, the Russian guy, Musk.
Me: No, well, but, um--
Visitor: Yeah, I heard it on CNBC, they had a big report, he's in a lot of trouble. I was thinking of getting a Tesla but it sounds like the company will never make any money and Musk just lost the factory so they'll be going out of business
Me: Wait, what---
Visitor: Yeah, it's too bad, your car is very nice. I wonder what you will do for service when--
Me: --What, wait, what?
Visitor: Yeah CNBC report said that....
and on and on.
Just one long drivel of nonsense. I secretly suspect she worked for an auto dealer. It was classic auto-salesperson FUD.
mershaw2001
I'm short the short sellers
Well I went out to Chinese food last night and my waiter saw my tesla shirt.
him: do you work for Tesla?
me: no, but I support them.
him: well I wish I had shorted them at 350.
Those August numbers, coming in a week, will help that person revise their thinking.
What are these August numbers of which you speak? Forsooth, many a fortnight shall pass 'fore the quarterly numbers are revealed... Be ye speaking of the InsideEVs estimate?
Indeed. I realize it's not "the numbers" but it keeps me going between official quarterly numbers.
RobStark
Well-Known Member
He did criticized Musk for not immediately correct his 'funding secured' tweet. I personally think that's fair. What do I know I am a weak long.
And several month ago he criticized Musk for promised not to raise capital and then then later raised capital. Apparently nobody paid attention.
Krugerrand
Meow
I think: meh
It’s not affecting me other than I’m getting A LOT of eye exercise. And as far as I know, Tesla still making cars and headed toward profitability.
Oh, you meant short term SP. Meh. It goes up, it goes down. Rinse and repeat except it’s generally been on an uptrend since April Fools 2013.
TrendTrader007
Active Member
Are you serious!
Assuming you are this sounds exactly like shoe shine boy giving stock tip to Barnard Baruch in 1929
A great contrarian indicator
Like in 2000 a bookseller at an airport told me that stock market will come back
TrendTrader007
Active Member
Krugerrand
Meow
RobStark
Well-Known Member
What that a joke? IMO, the attitude of some TMC members toward anything not overly supportive of Tesla is becoming worrying...
One does not have to gain from Tesla's difficulties to believe and repeat the FUD. Likewise, Trump voters did not have to condone misogyny to fight for him.
A big part of the FUD is well engineered so that any person who spend an average time following the mainstream media (social networks included) can end up mistrusting anything Musk says and slowly expect the worst from him. "A typical Silicon Valley billionaire", "a cynic liar who'd say anything to pump the stock", "an Enron in the making", etc.
Since many heard years ago from these sources that Musk could be their hero, his childish behavior can be perceived as a betrayal to their trust and expectations. It might even encourage them to seek some kind of revenge.
Since Elon have fun playing martyr and keeps showing signs of hubris, the public may be right to expect him to fall in fanfare. As Napoleon said, "Men of genius are meteors destined to burn themselves out in lighting up their age."
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With 17 of those having VINs for Europe. Looks like we are on track for Q1 overseas deliveries. With the production cost falling, those many thousands of performance Model 3 cars going to Europe will start 2019 off with some nice revenue increases.
RT
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
That example showed neither martyrdom nor hubris. Apparently you misunderstood his tweet.
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Am I the only one who thinks there's a solid possibility the "surprise" is something other than the next-gen Roadster, which isn't a surprise?
Tesla is bringing a ‘surprise’ car to Grand Basel’s selective ‘automotive masterpieces’ show
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Tesla is bringing a ‘surprise’ car to Grand Basel’s selective ‘automotive masterpieces’ show
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