BozieBeMe2
May I have this dance?
I only wish I was so talented to be able to express my feelings, my beliefs and my convictions as well as you have.We are nothing if we don’t have a moral compass and ethical values. All the money in the world can’t replace that.
Regardless of whether Musk made a mistake with his Tweet that violated some technical rule, I firmly believe that his heart was in the right place and that he was trying to look out for his investors.
I think about how Elon has risked everything—every penny he’s ever made, so many hours of sleep, his marriages, so much time with his boys—all for the betterment of humanity.
I think about how, if his goal were to become rich, he could have stopped after Zip2 or PayPal. Or he could have stopped once it was clear that SpaceX was making tons of money.
If his goal were fame—well, he’d already achieved that.
If his goal were money or fame, or to take the easy way out, he would have sold his stake in Tesla or let someone else take the reigns.
I think about how he gave that SpaceX interview in which he was visibly upset that the astronauts from the Apollo missions—his heroes—disagreed with what SpaceX was doing, yet he persevered and came out on the right side in the end.
I think about the interview in which, faced with more adversity than any of us have likely ever experienced in our lifetimes, he vowed to never give up.
I think about how a short work week for him is longer than any week I’ve worked in my entire mundane life.
And I think about how he gives his all—to a degree that most if not all of us can’t even imagine—for what he believes.
Today is an especially sad day for America in a sad era for America. And I say that as a military veteran who once pledged to give my life for this country that I love, but love less and less each day.
I was glued to the radio as I worked today, listening to the politicized spectacle that our government has become, without regard for common sense. And it left me feeling sad and disappointed in our country. And embarrassed.
And when the news about this SEC case came out today, I questioned further that the things that once made our country great, are now gone.
The moral compass that led the Greatest Generation to fight tyranny and evil.
The entrepreneurial spirit that led to the invention of the computer and the airplane.
That pride that once came from “Made in the USA” and purchasing and supporting domestic products.
The open arms that welcomed those from all corners of the earth to live in a country where freedom and fairness was valued above all else.
I sit here, with a large portion of my life savings sitting in TSLA. And as I think about that, I think about what is right. And I come to only one conclusion.
I’m all in and will remain so. I believe Elon will be cleared of having any fraudulent motives. I believe redemption will come. And I believe Tesla will continue to prosper.
I believe this because my own moral compass tells me that Elon is ultimately not in the moral or ethical wrong here. To me, that is worth everything.
Tesla may fall a bit further tomorrow morning, but I don’t believe it will last.
The true and just result will prevail in the end.
My only hope is that the people in this country will one day find their own moral compass again, whether in the Senate Judiciary Committee, the floor of Wall Street, or the halls of the SEC.
All in.
Balls of steel.
You sir, have reached deep into my feelings about Elon & Tesla.
As Elon stated; Give Up? Never, No I will never quit!
