Tesla Motors Club
Trust me, I've been laughing the whole time on this topic. But this morning, after reading multiple Elon tweets on Short-shorts, I imagined the tortoise doing a dance before the finish line which didn't feel like the ideal story ending. Something felt wrong.
I don't think we've won yet, the mission continues, and during this strategic inflection point (to quote Andy Grove) the actions of Wall Street could throw a curveball because they can make their own rules as they have in the past. If nothing else, this taunting emboldens the opposition to fight even harder and it's getting personal, adding to polarization in society much like the Trump era we're in. It's similar because it's our own neighbors hating in both cases, and may be translating to EV vs ICE in hateful ways.
I can see someone losing his/her shirt (deservedly so) but then making a point to shoot Elon - in part because he participated on a personal level and didn't take the higher ground. The fact that this possibility exists, along with an earthquake or a takeover, is what concerns me.
I say we focus on the issues and look at the Shorts as an unhealthy, misinformed crowd following a few bad actors. Go ahead, unlike me, then ask yourself if this joy is helping or hurting the mission? I answered that question this morning. I encourage people to think EV and how wonderful our Model 3 is, not bash them for thinking in the past or make fun of their oil fever.
I don't think we've won yet, the mission continues, and during this strategic inflection point (to quote Andy Grove) the actions of Wall Street could throw a curveball because they can make their own rules as they have in the past. If nothing else, this taunting emboldens the opposition to fight even harder and it's getting personal, adding to polarization in society much like the Trump era we're in. It's similar because it's our own neighbors hating in both cases, and may be translating to EV vs ICE in hateful ways.
I can see someone losing his/her shirt (deservedly so) but then making a point to shoot Elon - in part because he participated on a personal level and didn't take the higher ground. The fact that this possibility exists, along with an earthquake or a takeover, is what concerns me.
I say we focus on the issues and look at the Shorts as an unhealthy, misinformed crowd following a few bad actors. Go ahead, unlike me, then ask yourself if this joy is helping or hurting the mission? I answered that question this morning. I encourage people to think EV and how wonderful our Model 3 is, not bash them for thinking in the past or make fun of their oil fever.