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Re:Tesla truck: $10.5B in pre-orders with $0 in ad spend by serf on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @06:03AM (#21646914)
>People are hype because.... end of the day, they ship products that basically do what they say, and what they say is a big leap from what you have now.

The hype train existed before Tesla was a company with a proven track record.

Elon Musk is an incredibly good hype-man.

I'm not saying that it's undeserved, but if cultivating the enthusiasm of others is a skill, folks like Musk have it.

Re:Tesla truck: $10.5B in pre-orders with $0 in ad spend by dayaz36 on Thursday November 28, 2019 @01:06AM (#21654980)
You're right. Creating incredible products that people love is a good skill that creates enthusiasm