“Musk’s team said it saved the country $115 billion by slashing wasteful and redundant spending. Not everyone agrees, but he feels he has the country on track and he can step aside.”

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    1 month ago

    This has got to be because he was going to get fired from Tesla if he didn’t, right?

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      1 month ago

      The board is completely under his control, so that’s unlikely. It’s probably more about Tesla’s stock price.

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        1 month ago

        Jokes on him. This isn’t going to save Tesla. He’d have to get kicked out of the company permanently, and then it would be a slow climb to build back any trust.

        I wouldn’t be surprised if another car company buys Tesla on the cheap at some point, and changes its name (or just adopts the branding of the buyer company).

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          Their development seems to be very slow and Elron can’t focus on them as a car company. And obviously, while they were expected to solve FSD before the completion, they’re not, and meanwhile focus turned to things like their stupid robot. The real models haven’t been updated in years while meanwhile they released a horrific travesty of a truck. Tesla may still have some useful technology but they’re being rapidly left behind while their CEO goes on deranged power trips with the government.

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            1 month ago

            Elon focusing on them as a car company is where that horrific travesty of a truck and the stupid robot came from, not to mention the false promises of FSD. I think Tesla is better of without Elon’s focus.

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              The thing is recently when he thinks about Tesla, it’s stupid AI crap and things like the robot. So not only is he detracting with idiocy like the CT, but also distracting Tesla from what is supposed to be their real focus.

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                  1 month ago

                  That’s Elron’s style, too. What they should have been doing instead of the inane CT is updating their normal vehicles. They make incremental improvements but they’re looking pretty aged at this point.

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      1 month ago

      No, this is him lying again. He runs the country, he isn’t stepping down from anything, he is trying to disconnect his name from the shitstorm.

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    1 month ago

    He’s afraid… somebody caught on to one his hidden schemes or assets. He will continue to mettle behind the scenes and use Trump as a puppet.

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    What a coincidence…I also quit LARPing when it became apparent that I was going to become bankrupt if I continued it. The difference, of course, was that I was fully aware that I had no power or authority and that it was all make believe.

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    1 month ago

    How about just get the fuck out of the government right now? Monday would be great. Here’s your pink slip. Buh bye.

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      No one is actually getting that. I’ll make a bet they pay like two months of that termination pay then end it and try to claw it back calling it illegal.

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    1 month ago

    People here be like:

    “Musk should step down, he’s unelected”

    Musk steps down

    “That is probably part of his evil plan. Proves how evil he is.”

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    1 month ago

    Saved $115 billion… While the economy tanked by trillions. 🫢

    Good job, guys. Work well done! /s

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    Okay Elon. Here at the grand canyon. Let’s take a photo… Step a little to the side…a little more. A little more…