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The article says he promises to deliver and install a working energy storage system in 100 days, not to fix the "woes". Brilliant PR move though: he just closed
by smikhanov 10y ago
The article says he promises to deliver and install a working energy storage system in 100 days, not to fix the "woes". Brilliant PR move though: he just closed a $25M deal on Twitter and used this as a good publicity for himself.
- M_Grey 10y agoMusk is a true and absolute master of PR. He understands what each audience wants to hear, and also understands that his messages to each need to be consistent with each other. He paints himself as a dreamer reaching for the stars, while solving what problems we have on Earth. It's amazing... and the result is that people who would normally be suspicious of him, love him and truly want him to be their hero.
- forgot-my-pw 10y agoFunny, I feel his PR team is probably stressing out all the time.
- M_Grey 10y agoWhy? He talks about going to Mars and people who would normally grimace, swoon because they so want to believe it. If not for his constant PR assault, focus might actually shift from his dreams, to things like how he treats the people who work for him.
- woodandsteel 10y agoPart of the reason people trust him is that he is a tech genius who has done things the experts had agreed were impossible. On the other hand, the Koch brothers attack Musk as a fraud. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/04/elon-musk-trolling-us-conservatives-green-tech https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/04/elon-musk... Perhaps you're with them?