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I mean this as nicely as possible: armchair speculation like this doesn't make sense to me. You're insinuating you'd be a better decision maker than an entire t
by whamlastxmas 9y ago
I mean this as nicely as possible: armchair speculation like this doesn't make sense to me. You're insinuating you'd be a better decision maker than an entire team of lawyers, executives, and accountants at a fairly prestigious place to work. Describing things as "bad accounting" or suggesting they're trying to make a "quick buck" just makes it seem like you lack the awareness to realize that you probably don't have all the information and haven't spent the same amount of time and effort in decision making as the executives at Tesla. You're not some lost genius in a world full of idiots. People are generally rationale actors, and the people working at Tesla seem pretty smart to me.
- csours 9y agoAs a counterpoint, a lot of high profile people, especially on the production side have quit working at Tesla.
- setpatchaddress 9y agoThe typo in your last sentence (“rationale” where you mean “rational”) actually makes it more accurate. It’s possible to rationalize anything. Read history — maybe something by Halberstam — smart people can be very wrong. Groups of smart people, even. Disclosure: I have no opinion on Tesla’s financials. Everything might be fine. I have negative opinions about their cars. I do like SpaceX, and I like the people I’ve met at SpaceX.
- computerex 9y agoYour entire argument hinges on: > People are generally rationale actors This is the internet, and people are allowed to speculate. "I am sure they know what they are doing, they are really smart people" is not an argument.
- abalashov 9y agoYeah, but "You're not some lost genius in a world full of idiots" is an argument. It's actually a rather punchy restatement of the Efficient Market Hypothesis. :-)
- lovemenot 9y ago>> restatement of the Efficient Market Hypothesis Actually not. The smart people described are all executives (experts) at Tesla. Their interests are therefore aligned, not individuals acting in their own self-interest in the marketplace.
- Spooky23 9y agoAccounting is boring. They don’t call it bean counting for nothing. When your accounting or corporate governance is interesting, that’s a bad sign. In this environment, where the government subsidies they depend on may vaporize at any time, exciting accounting is really dangerous for the business.
- Danihan 9y ago>You're not some lost genius in a world full of idiots. Ehhh..
- aerovistae 9y agoEXACTLY
- danso 9y ago> You're insinuating you'd be a better decision maker than an entire team of lawyers, executives, and accountants at a fairly prestigious place to work. And you're assuming that top-tier people at a company are able to make rational and optimal decisions when their livelihoods depends on the perceived survival and success of their company.
- posterboy 9y ago> I mean this as nicely as possible so, assume the same would be the case for the comment you replied to. As with regards to "insinuating", etc.