‘This is obviously not about the money,’ Tesla’s board chair writes — presumedly with a straight face.
  • irotsoma@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    If all he does is leave, that will be fantastic. More likely he’ll just cripple the company in his rage. That’s the real reason a lot will vote to pay him.

    • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      The catch is that Tesla has a bunch of problems that might cause the company to be in serious trouble soon, and if musk leaves before the company starts tanking then we’ll have to hear endless bullshit from people about how musk was so great that he single handedly was what kept the company going.

      • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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        5 months ago

        Eh, the company is already in severe trouble.

        Whilst Elon was playing dumbass with that cyber truck monstrosity that can only be sold in a select few countries because it’s so fucking dangerous, Tesla lost the entire headstart it had. It has a very limited set of older models for sale that only really are interesting for people with money. Meanwhile China is here now with loads of cheap EV cars. Then there are fraud investigations that will turn bad as musk has for years been promising lies. See Theranos for an example on how that would work.

        I could go on for a long time, but suffice to say, Tesla will be bankrupt within 3 years and so will musk.

  • arc@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Sounds to me like shareholders should call his bluff and be rid of him. Maybe then the company won’t be wasting money on boneheaded vehicles like the Cybertruck.

  • MyOpinion@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    The best thing for Tesla would be to dump Elon and move its headquarters back to CA. It needs to rekindle the love with its customers. Also Apple could buy Tesla and the world would go nuts.

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 months ago

      Also Apple could buy Tesla and the world would go nuts.

      People thought Teslas were overpriced before, imagine the valueless Apple upcharge!

      • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Yeah but apple has iBags that deploy in an accident to protect the passengers, and the patented iWheel allows the front tires to turn 35 degrees in either direction.

      • Crampon@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Latest update. You won’t be able to adjust seats, mirrors or steering wheel. Apple knows best how they should be set. Customers are too stupid to do it apparently.