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Re:Tesla Plunges After a Conference Call on Thursday May 03, 2018 @02:08PM (#16988273)

>IMO because so much of the public is interested in the company

What do you mean by "so much of the public"? Outside of tech circles, Tesla isn't as well known as you imagine.

Why do we need to hear about all of their ideas and potential on the conference call? I can read Twitter, Electek, Teslarati, Reddit or others for that.

Re:Tesla Plunges After a Conference Call on Thursday May 03, 2018 @02:05PM (#16988249)

>If colonizing a new planet isn't a new era of humanity, I'm not sure what is...

Do you credit Musk with coming up with the idea of getting to Mars?

Re:Tesla Plunges After a Conference Call on Thursday May 03, 2018 @02:03PM (#16988233)

>Er, why is asking for something fundamental to running a business (i.e. "How much money do you have/need?") a partly boring/boneheaded/uncool question?

Some people on HN think Musk is doing us all a favour by allowing us to participate in his projects. Evidence of this is the inevitable, "Elon should take the company private" that seems to surface in these threads. As if going public is a favour from Musk, as opposed to a way to raise capital.

The company is public and the CEO is accountable to the shareholders. Period. The hubris with this company is shocking.