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So I watched the Model 3 unveil. I found it to be pretty awful. I had seen Musk unveil the battery swap, and felt that he looked way more polished than he did i
by S_A_P 11y ago
So I watched the Model 3 unveil. I found it to be pretty awful. I had seen Musk unveil the battery swap, and felt that he looked way more polished than he did in the Model 3 unveil. The reveal kind of stressed me out the way he was stammering over the words. It seemed as though he had either not practiced the script, not written one, or had a bout of stage fright. He really didnt "sell" the car. Just said yes its going to be great and gave 3-4 bullet points on features. It was not something that I would compare to any apple product reveal by any stretch.
- rewqfdsa 11y agoHe's going through a massive divorce that could cost him billions.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoAssuming its 'his' to begin with. Not hers already?
- rewqfdsa 11y agoI'm quite sure that Musk is the one responsible for the increase in value of his companies, not someone who's been uninvolved in running them.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago...said somebody totally unacquainted with marriage.
- rmwaite 11y agoI am able to concentrate on growing my career because of my spouse, not in spite of them.
- rohit89 11y agoThat's not the case for everyone.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoHaving someone parent your kids while you work 120 hours a week is pretty useful. It's the opinion of the courts that that job is worth exactly half of whatever the working spouse brings home. If you don't like that arrangement what's the point of being married in the first place?
- thrownaway2424 11y agoExactly. It's the marriage that costs you half your assets, not the divorce.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago...and gains you plenty too!
- rewqfdsa 11y agoSeriously? No sympathy for men who have everything taken from them in divorce after a few measly years? Way to make sure I'll never get married.
- rmxt 11y agoIt's not just men that can "have everything taken from them". Portraying yourself as some sort of "victim of the system" because other people can get married doesn't exactly seem like the strongest way of arguing against asset division during divorce.
- cookiecaper 11y agoWhich divorce? He must have had an ironclad pre-nup with Riley.
- gdubs 11y agoI read the Musk bio this fall and it gave me the impression this is Musk's typical style. Unlike Jobs, who would rehearse endlessly, Musk tends to be more off the cuff.
- S_A_P 11y agoIt may be, but as I referenced in my original post, he was much more polished and looked way more comfortable when he was comparing the battery swap to refueling an Audi. I just would expect that launching the "car that will save Tesla from bankruptcy" should have had a bit more polish.
- johnward 11y agoYet they have 300k preorders lready. Sounds like a lot of people didn't really care how well rehearsed Musk was.
- gdubs 11y agoAlso gives weight to the idea that when presenting, authenticity is everything. Jobs, according to countless close acquaintances, was very much the person he was on stage.
- holdenc 11y agoAgreed. As an aside, the popped blazer lapels were cringeworthy.
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 11y agoIt's draining to watch/listen. His speaking is so unsteady that it becomes very distracting. I understand wanting to be the face of the company, but he's simply not a strong presenter.