These are not random ideas that he throws around, these are all examples of products he has held massive press conferences for, announcing them with fanfare, and referencing them again and again in public speeches. He really does seem to believe in some of them, even some that they are quite obviously impossible - casting serious doubts on his intelligence or understanding of science (which is not surprising, given he only has an undergraduate degree in Physics as science credentials).
Re:Tesla AI Day Live Stream [video]
by nullifidian on Friday August 20, 2021 @11:00AM
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>It's ok...
>thinking aloud
He's a CEO and is legally bound to not lie or mislead the investors though. For example Skreli is in part serving a federal sentence for lying to the investors who didn't lose any money.
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by hellbannedguy on Friday August 20, 2021 @11:22AM
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Skrelli raising the price of that medication was legal. (I know you know that.)
We still have no laws preventing another greedy person doing the same.
They went after him for PR purposes.
Personally, I wish they left him alone, and instead changed drug law that will prevent these huge price hikes in the future.
In a weird way, lonely Hoody Boy exposed a huge flaw in the system, and we should be thanking him?
"One million robotaxis in 15 months" is not thinking aloud, it's a very concrete prognosis.
What I mean to say is that you should take what he's saying as "talking aloud" and not as any concrete prognosis, even if he makes it sound that way. Then it's fun.
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by RivieraKid on Friday August 20, 2021 @10:43AM
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This is a very naive take. There are several examples of him being intentionally dishonest, e.g. the funding secured thing. He's a sociopathic narcissist.
But if you take his statements as "thinking aloud", I much prefer this mode of operation. On the other end of the spectrum is Apple, with zero "thinking aloud" or sharing _anything_ until it's ready to ship. It's ok... but much less fun.