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> People who aren't experts and who don't bother to check with other experts should perhaps be mindful before they propagate uninformed armchair analysis I bel
by studentrob 10y ago
> People who aren't experts and who don't bother to check with other experts should perhaps be mindful before they propagate uninformed armchair analysis
I believe some of this controversy began with an article by Fortune [1] in which they claimed Musk overlooked some business reporting requirements.
Do you agree that a financial news outlet is qualified to judge a company based on how they report to the SEC? The world of corporate finance is their wheel house, and that spans to any company, tech or not. The larger the valuation of the company, the more interesting the news would be to them.
Fortune's readers are current or would-be Tesla investors.
[1] http://fortune.com/2016/07/05/elon-musk-tesla-autopilot-stock-sale/ http://fortune.com/2016/07/05/elon-musk-tesla-autopilot-stoc...
- danso 10y agoThat definitely falls into the field of Fortune's expertise. But I took OP's comment to be a broadside against the alarmist headlines about the recent accidents.
- studentrob 10y ago> I took OP's comment to be a broadside against the alarmist headlines about the recent accidents. Yeah. I feel the Fortune article came out, then Musk claimed it was BS, and other headlines both critical and defensive of Tesla started popping up. Fortune's legitimate criticism has been overlooked by many who believe Musk can do no wrong. At this point, Musk has tweeted in response to the article from Road and Track titled "Leave Tesla Alone", > "We don't mind taking the heat for customer safety. It is the right thing to do" Perhaps tensions are easing between Musk and Fortune.