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Chevy Volt a Failure - GM to Layoff 1,300

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Mar 2, 2012.

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  1. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Elon Musk channels Alex Jones.


     
    Azrael, May 23, 2018
    #2233
  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The dip had another tweet in which he said he's going to start a rating website of journalists and call it "Pravda."

    I am sure he's out lobbying for a government subsidy for the website. ... .maybe on the phone with the investment bankers as we speak to see if they can prime the pump, so he can raise a few billion dollars to burn on the website.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 23, 2018
    #2234
  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member


     
    YankeeFan, May 23, 2018
    #2235
  4. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Musk is perplexed by the concept of a company attempting to earn revenue.
     
    Buck, May 23, 2018
    #2236
  5. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    I think he's also used to the kind of softball coverage he gets in tech-sector fanzines.
     
    Azrael, May 23, 2018
    #2237
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  6. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Howard Hughes at least had the dignity to go nuts in private.
     
    Michael_ Gee, May 23, 2018
    #2238
  7. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Wow.

    Musk is thisclose to forcing me to switch sides -- I'll be signing up for Ragu's newsletter any minute now.

    What a heel turn!
     
    TigerVols, May 23, 2018
    #2239
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  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I accept bitcoin.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 23, 2018
    #2240
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  9. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Never underestimate the ratio of your audience that agrees you're a raging asshole. See also Layoffs, Uber.
     
    goalmouth, May 23, 2018
    #2241
  10. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    FYI. ... People noticed that a "Pravda Corp." was registered last October in Delaware. The filing agent and the address listed are the same as the ones used on state filings for at least two other Musk entities: Neuralink Corp. and Boring Co.

    He didn't just come up with the crap he tweeted yesterday. He's too calculating. He had in store waiting to pull it out when he knew he'd need to wage a media bashing campaign, because his BS act was being subjected to actual scrutiny. ... he's a con man.

    Also, some of the coverage yesterday was about him becoming unhinged. I actually think the whole thing was calculated. As bad as some of us think he looked with those tweets, he knows that if the media stories about him and Tesla shift to coverage of his outrageous tweets. ... there are fewer media stories about Tesla, it's inability to meet any deadline he promised, the allegations of worker safety issues and abuse in his factory, the billions of dollars of cash he has incinerated as people bought the Hopium, the negative coverage of the Model 3, the Model S self-driving deaths. ... He was trying to shift the narrative from people doing honest scrutiny.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 24, 2018
    #2242
  11. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Yeah you're probably right on this (see! I'm a convert!!!) but it's clearly an irrational business move...it's one thing to use media-bashing to attract MAGA-type, low-earning, low-educated people to your cause, but entirely different beast if you're trying to get dentists and accountants to give you $75K for a car or $750K for your stock.
     
    TigerVols, May 24, 2018
    #2243
  12. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Even amid all the negative coverage that Elon is ranting about, he still has his believers. Last week on CNBC I saw a hedge fund manager vigorously defend Tesla. Also, I read an article claiming that the delay with Model 3 production is a good thing because it pushes back which quarter Telsa buyers will lose the federal tax credit. The theory was if the 200,000th Tesla is sold early in the 3rd quarter, the credit remains in place for the rest of the quarter, so more cars will qualify than if it happened late in the 2nd.

    I am guessing the hedge fund manager was trying to talk up the company to help his investment.
     
    justgladtobehere, May 24, 2018
    #2244
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