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voidUpdate ◴[] No.45063021[source]
I'm still convinced that it being called "full self driving" is misleading marketing and really needs to stop, since it isn't according to Tesla
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acdha ◴[] No.45063088[source]
Why do you think Musk put so much money into helping Trump win? Tesla was under multiple investigations for safety and unkept promises, and he knew that he would not have leverage to halt those under a Harris administration.
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thowaway52729 ◴[] No.45063255[source]
If that was his goal he would have minded his own business after the election, instead of spouting invective posts against Trump on X.
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Maken ◴[] No.45063276[source]
That was after Musk realized he had alienated his entire consumer base.
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thowaway52729 ◴[] No.45063347[source]
And he wants to bring them back by alienating Trump while doubling down on his rhetoric?
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delfinom ◴[] No.45063660[source]
He has an ego and narcissism but he isn't dumb. He sees the problems but also cant admit hes wrong or anything.
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1. sjsdaiuasgdia ◴[] No.45064619[source]
> but he isn't dumb.

    Musk’s assistant peeked back the muttered and said he had another meeting. “Do you have any final thoughts?” she asked.

    “Yes, I want to say one thing.” the data scientist said. He took a deep breath and turned to Musk.

    “I’m resigning today. I was feeling excited about the takeover, but I was really disappointed by your Paul Pelosi tweet. It’s really such obvious partisan misinformation and it makes me worry about you and what kind of friends you’re getting information from. It’s only really like the tenth percentile of the adult population who’d be gullible enough to fall for this.”

    The color drained from Musk’s already pale face. He leaned forward in his chair. No one spoke to him like this. And no one, least of all someone who worked for him, would dare to question his intellect or his tweets. His darting eyes focused for a second directly on the data scientist.

    “Fuck you!” Musk growled.

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/25/lies-damned-lies-and-elo...