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Musk is a brilliant entrepreneur, but he is also a charlatan and a terrible CEO. The solution to this crisis is quite simple. The Tesla board of directors shoul

Musk is a brilliant entrepreneur, but he is also a charlatan and a terrible CEO. The solution to this crisis is quite simple. The Tesla board of directors should relieve Musk from his duties as CEO and, if necessary, remove him from the Board itself. Disclaimer: My opinions only. I have no financial interest in Tesla's success or failure.

icelancer 8y ago
>> charlatan No, he isn't. This word is far too strong. He might not be a good CEO but he's definitely not someone who "falsely claims to have a special skill."
- knuththetruth 8y ago
  ...such as the ability to rescue children with a magical submarine?
  - bytematic 8y ago
    The one he demonstrated?
    - jonathankoren 8y ago
      You mean the one that was dubbed completely impractical? Making a water tight tube isn’t hard.
      - coatmatter 8y ago
        Completely impractical is correct. From an ABC 4 Corners interview with one of the expert cave divers involved: TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT: > JASON MALLINSON, BRITISH CAVE DIVER: "They had a full-face mask on. So, it was basically that one thing that if the mask that they were using became dislodged and water entered that mask and it- couldn't get it out, that was the one thing that would kill them. You got to a section, you know, th-the vertical section we was talking about, and by that time you've been in the system for five hours. You don't remember where the vertical section is and the only time you find about it is when your head bangs against the wall there. And you, you're trying to get yourself through this vertical section, but you can't remember exactly how it's laid out So, I'm trying to get myself through it, but I'm also trying to get a kid through it, who's vert- sort of horizontally in the water. Trying to post him through - no, that doesn't work; pull him back. Trying to post myself through - that doesn't work. And you could spend several minutes at one, just one obstacle to try and find your way through. And you know, eventually we did it, but it's a very slow process and quiet, quite daunting." http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/out-of-the-dark/10000580 http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/out-of-the-dark/10000580
    - knuththetruth 8y ago
      In a swimming pool? In a tweet?
  - berbec 8y ago
    OK I was with GP until this comment.
sctb 8y ago
Let's please resist the temptation to go another round of generic Musk-this Musk-that.
- GW150914 8y ago
  Is there any way to stop a substantive and interesting article like this, which has as it’s only failing that it’s critical of Musk, not be flagged off the front page?
heurist 8y ago
He seems to get very little sleep and carry a lot of stress. It all seems to be catching up with him based on his recent gaffes.
Bud 8y ago
And replace him with whom, precisely? Did you resurrect Edison?
- dingaling 8y ago
  Tesla is established in the popular consciousness now and its problems henceforth are production and supply-chain. There are many, many people better qualified than Mr Musk in those fields.

icelancer 8y ago

>> charlatan No, he isn't. This word is far too strong. He might not be a good CEO but he's definitely not someone who "falsely claims to have a special skill."

knuththetruth 8y ago
...such as the ability to rescue children with a magical submarine?
- bytematic 8y ago
  The one he demonstrated?
  - jonathankoren 8y ago
    You mean the one that was dubbed completely impractical? Making a water tight tube isn’t hard.
    - coatmatter 8y ago
      Completely impractical is correct. From an ABC 4 Corners interview with one of the expert cave divers involved: TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT: > JASON MALLINSON, BRITISH CAVE DIVER: "They had a full-face mask on. So, it was basically that one thing that if the mask that they were using became dislodged and water entered that mask and it- couldn't get it out, that was the one thing that would kill them. You got to a section, you know, th-the vertical section we was talking about, and by that time you've been in the system for five hours. You don't remember where the vertical section is and the only time you find about it is when your head bangs against the wall there. And you, you're trying to get yourself through this vertical section, but you can't remember exactly how it's laid out So, I'm trying to get myself through it, but I'm also trying to get a kid through it, who's vert- sort of horizontally in the water. Trying to post him through - no, that doesn't work; pull him back. Trying to post myself through - that doesn't work. And you could spend several minutes at one, just one obstacle to try and find your way through. And you know, eventually we did it, but it's a very slow process and quiet, quite daunting." http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/out-of-the-dark/10000580 http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/out-of-the-dark/10000580
  - knuththetruth 8y ago
    In a swimming pool? In a tweet?
- berbec 8y ago
  OK I was with GP until this comment.

sctb 8y ago

Let's please resist the temptation to go another round of generic Musk-this Musk-that.

GW150914 8y ago
Is there any way to stop a substantive and interesting article like this, which has as it’s only failing that it’s critical of Musk, not be flagged off the front page?

heurist 8y ago

He seems to get very little sleep and carry a lot of stress. It all seems to be catching up with him based on his recent gaffes.

Bud 8y ago

And replace him with whom, precisely? Did you resurrect Edison?

dingaling 8y ago
Tesla is established in the popular consciousness now and its problems henceforth are production and supply-chain. There are many, many people better qualified than Mr Musk in those fields.