You're asking why exaggerated claims which have led to deaths are distasteful? It might be basic advertising, but that doesn't make it right nor effective. If

You're asking why exaggerated claims which have led to deaths are distasteful? It might be basic advertising, but that doesn't make it right nor effective. If Musk would just do what he has without all the exaggerated promises, why's that not good enough? The claims make him look worse, not better. Denying reality is great until it comes crashing down. Just a few examples. Forgive this first title. The important part is the quote: http://www.businessinsider.com/musk-epic-failure-2016-5?op=1 http://www.businessinsider.com/musk-epic-failure-2016-5?op=1 Tesla reported first-quarter earnings last week, and while they were better than Wall Street expected, the earthshaking news that emerged was that Musk is taking the carmaker in a new strategic direction. Tesla, which delivered about 50,000 vehicles last year, is aiming to deliver 500,000 in 2018. The production target isn't new, but the timeline is. Tesla had previously said it would build half a million cars a year by 2020. This did not happen, which led him to Tweet last July that they could deliver 20k cars per month by Dec. This did not happen either. Investors were relieved they managed to hit 2k per week this past week (this is down from the 2.5k they were targeting). https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/881757617416056832 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/881757617416056832 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-stock-jumps-after-production-misses-but-liquidity-concerns-addressed-2018-04-03 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-stock-jumps-after-pr... He's got a shaky attachment to the truth. I don't know if he really believes himself (this is called delusion, usually) or he's a liar. Either way it's kind of odd for a guy who doesn't need to exaggerate to be impressive. Not sure what it has to do with Nolan. He's never promised a 20 hour movie.