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He seems pretty unstable recently, and this seems like another instance of that instability. If he was acting thoughtfully, he would not be in this situation in

He seems pretty unstable recently, and this seems like another instance of that instability. If he was acting thoughtfully, he would not be in this situation in the first place, so his behavior seems consistently irrational, at least.

_louisr_ 8y ago
Unstable? Do you have any idea of the history of Elon Musk and his companies? Obviously you don't, and obviously you are talking out of your rear. You should read up about Tesla and SpaceX in 2008 if you want to learn about the conditions that might make a man unstable. Posts like these make HN readers look like vapid, patronizing high-schoolers.
- dang 8y ago
  Personal attacks will get you banned on HN, regardless of how wrong another comment is. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and don't do this again.
Cthulhu_ 8y ago
Oh I don't think he was unstable or anything, he did that (I believe) knowing full well what the results and potential consequences would be. Results: Stocks jump upwards, hopefully enough to hurt the short sellers and make them back off. The short sellers have / had been paying heavily to portray Tesla negatively in the news, just look at the coverage that one accident with a Tesla on autopilot through a construction zone had, or the coverage Tesla gets when there's a fire (while a thousand gas powered cars go up in flames during the media outburst). Potential consequences: SEC on his ass. I don't think it'll end well for him. If he's lucky he just gets a big fine and gets to keep helming Tesla and SpaceX. This settlement was probably the best deal for him (financially) and only a fraction of the money gained / lost on the stock market from his tweet. But it would mean he had to step down for two years - possibly the two most critical years in Tesla's history. IMO he shouldn't have published that, that was a bad call.

_louisr_ 8y ago

Unstable? Do you have any idea of the history of Elon Musk and his companies? Obviously you don't, and obviously you are talking out of your rear. You should read up about Tesla and SpaceX in 2008 if you want to learn about the conditions that might make a man unstable. Posts like these make HN readers look like vapid, patronizing high-schoolers.

dang 8y ago
Personal attacks will get you banned on HN, regardless of how wrong another comment is. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and don't do this again.

Cthulhu_ 8y ago

Oh I don't think he was unstable or anything, he did that (I believe) knowing full well what the results and potential consequences would be. Results: Stocks jump upwards, hopefully enough to hurt the short sellers and make them back off. The short sellers have / had been paying heavily to portray Tesla negatively in the news, just look at the coverage that one accident with a Tesla on autopilot through a construction zone had, or the coverage Tesla gets when there's a fire (while a thousand gas powered cars go up in flames during the media outburst). Potential consequences: SEC on his ass. I don't think it'll end well for him. If he's lucky he just gets a big fine and gets to keep helming Tesla and SpaceX. This settlement was probably the best deal for him (financially) and only a fraction of the money gained / lost on the stock market from his tweet. But it would mean he had to step down for two years - possibly the two most critical years in Tesla's history. IMO he shouldn't have published that, that was a bad call.