Jonathan
Yes exactly this
"If Tesla were to completely eliminate the risks that killed Josh Brown, Autopilot would be almost impossible to distinguish from any other ADAS system, and Tesla’s supposed advantage in autonomousdrive technology (and the billions in market valuation that it brings) would disappear."
Jonathan
Ah Billy boy. You're also not so bright are ye.
"If someone is super-smart, and he is," said Bill Gates, about Musk.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/bill-gates-elon-musk-far-right
Jonathan
Jonathan
I missed this. His lottery was a fraud. There was no lottery.
All the people who got the million dollars were paid for their cooperation with his America PAC and selected in advance.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-1m-swing-state-sweepstakes-was-never-a-lottery-2024-11
Jonathan
"And though taxpayers saw their loan money repaid (with $12 million in interest), the extinguishment of the DOE’s warrants on Tesla stock meant that the government missed out on its opportunity for upside. Had the DOE retained its 3,090,111 Tesla warrants, which were priced at between $7.50 and $9 per share, the upside could have exceeded a billion dollars."
Jonathan
When you are responding to a Tesla please use lots of water.
(This is likely applicable to all electric cars I just found it interesting.)
Jonathan
He showed he had no clue what he's doing in video games he's supposed to be a world leading player of. (Or is he just a world leader of Diablo 4? Who knows. He's definitely got people playing for him for some weird reason which is probably self-esteem related.)
Fraudster gonna fraud, even if the topic is silly
Jonathan
Even his first venture is attributable to others.
https://www.the961.com/gregory-kouri-lebanese-behind-elon-musk-and-paypal/
Jonathan
"It didn’t take long for the culture clash to boil over. After he had identified one too many defects, a colleague took the production team’s frustrations with Frank up the ladder. As Frank remembers it, “Elon Musk came out and said, ‘We’re not building Toyotas.’” The message was clear: unlike other car companies, Tesla was not focused on consistent quality. Before long, Frank would be fired. Payback, most likely, for giving a crap about quality and being vocal about it."
Jonathan
"Even Musk’s brother and fellow Tesla board member Kimbal Musk was worried about the lengths to which he was going to save the company, telling Ashlee Vance, “he definitely took risks that seemed like they could have landed him in jail for using someone else’s money.” "
Jonathan
"Whatever else may have gone into what must be the most miraculous month in auto sales history, the resulting $11 million single-quarter profit turned out to be the spark that turned Tesla into a stock market phenomenon. Within days of announcing its Q1 profit, Tesla sold more than $1 billion worth of stock and convertible bonds and used the proceeds to pay off the DOE loan completely."
Fascinating book but I'm probably not going to care enough to finish it
Jonathan
"Senator Elizabeth Warren has openly criticized Tesla for international "loopholes to help them get out of paying taxes."[445] Tesla runs subsidiaries in the "tax havens of Delaware, Nevada, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Malta and Switzerland", with several of the companies belonging to "high risk company types for tax avoidance."[446]"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Criticism_of_Tesla,_Inc.
Jonathan
"Even Musk himself seemed not to enjoy the experience, telling a manager during the troubled Model X launch, “I could be in Bora Bora right now fucking an actress, and instead I’m here babysitting you guys on the line.” "
From Ludicrous
Jonathan
If you want to know why Elon is all in on politics, then:
"Tesla’s 2024 financial results are out—and they’re terrible "
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01/teslas-2024-financial-results-are-out-and-theyre-terrible/
Jonathan
This was also an interesting read
https://travelguru.substack.com/p/is-elon-musk-the-richest-man-on-earth
Jonathan
It's a post by Elon Musk, con man, in which he says veterans who just got fired were used to getting paid a lot for doing nothing and that being fired will be tough but now they will be able to do useful work for humanity.
This man who leeches off government subsidies, con man, and who has clearly lost his mind dares to say this.
Jonathan
What a surprise. A Musk fanboi on here. They do get everywhere, don't they. Like cockroaches.
Jonathan
Remember, clear writing is best!
Therefore, instead of:
"Tesla sales slump because of Musk's endorsement of the far-right"
Try,:
"Tesla sales slump because Musk is a bloody Nazi"
Jonathan
SpaceX just got some money I hear.
No surprise there. 🥱
Jonathan
There's no point being surprised about the bank robber walking away with bags of money.
That's the whole point to robbing the bank.
Jonathan
His car shows are a fraud. Self-driving is a fraud. The Cybertruck is a failure. Neuralink is old tech. xAI is doomed. Tesla is losing money and hides its financials. Maintenance on those cars will kill it. SpaceX does launch rockets but is heavily subsidized. His entrepreneurship is a fraud. He lies and says he was founder. His first venture was successful with the help of a Lebanese entrepreneur.
He's just a quintessential con man.
Jonathan
Good summary of the racist family history of Elon's mother, Maye.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/maye-musk-elon-mother-maga-b2696141.html
"Haldeman’s belief that apartheid South Africa was destined to lead “white Christian civilisation” in its fight against the “international conspiracy” of Jewish bankers and the “hordes of colored people” they controlled."
Jonathan
Strikes were not allowed and there was no more collective bargaining. I don't think I actually know how disputes were raised before it but it doesn't really matter because it was a sham anyway.)
Jonathan
Speaking of low wages, Nazis, and Elon Musk please see about ten posts back.
Jonathan
The golden one was given as an award for good production numbers.
Jonathan
Holy smokes I can't believe I missed this but
- the DOGE logo has the Nazi golden gear component
- it has 8 stars plus 8 stars (88 being code for heil Hitler)
- when Musk reposted Trump saying anything is legal if in support of his country he posted 14 American flags and that represents the number of words in a white supremacist slogan)
I don't normally cite Substack but damn I missed these items in that stupid logo and don't visit Twitter any more.
Jonathan
Quick internet search later and, for what it's worth
Robotaxi released 8/8.
When asked, Musk said 8 was lucky in Chinese and it was the dates his triplets were born.
So, 8 being a lucky number in China is important to Musk? Really?
Jonathan
His triplets are said to have been born in January and not August. 🤷
https://www.augustman.com/sg/entertainment/culture/living/elon-musk-children-in-chronological-order/
Anyway, I don't care to dig more on this and birthdays. Maybe the 88 here means something. Maybe not.
In either case, the man gave a Nazi salute at the inauguration a few months later because he couldn't help himself.
The logo has too many coincidences to not be meaningful.
And he has also said and done racist and supremacist things in the open at the end of the day.
Jonathan
(for those interested, the Golden gear was found in the logo of the German Labour Front (DAF), which was a mandatory "union" that replaced all other unions after the Nazis smashed their offices and took their assets.
The DAF's trustees decided all labor matters. They were appointed by Hitler.
It pretended to represent worker and employer rights but really it just kept wages low for the benefit of employers
Jonathan
He can't pay child support but he sure uses his children as props when needed.
Edit: if he's not going to pay support maybe he should at least pay union actor guild wages for the kid since he's being used in a show 😄
Jonathan
Reminder Musk's own biographer called him a sociopath and said he did not care about the kid other than as a prop at Auschwitz.
"When he placed a wreath at Auschwitz and Gidon was overlooked, he walked swsy with the cameras whirring"
Jonathan
"Even Musk himself seemed not to enjoy the experience, telling a manager during the troubled Model X launch, “I could be in Bora Bora right now fucking an actress, and instead I’m here babysitting you guys on the line.” "
From the book Ludicrous
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