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From another commenter. > threeseed > James Murdoch has been on the board for a while and is very good friends with Elon Musk. So this brings a sympathetic ch

• ridicter 8y ago
  Yes, I just saw this. I hope it's true. I remember seeing an interview about 5 years ago that featured both Elon Musk and Bob Lutz, vice chairman of GM. In the interview, Musk was incredibly deferential to Lutz and talked about his respect for Lutz and considered him a friend. They were very cordial. Nevertheless, Lutz has been on the record for many, many years as lambasting Tesla, it ambitious and sustainable aims, and its business model. So hopefully it's a real friend and not a keep-your-enemies-closer friend. Or maybe either is fine.
  • icebraining 8y ago
    Boxers can admire each other and still bash each other's brains out. Lutz lambasts Tesla because he's on the other side of the ring; Murdoch isn't.
    • ridicter 8y ago
      I should add: Lutz is a climate change denier. [1] He has spent a lot of energy sowing skepticism towards the IPCC and anthropogenic climate change, calling it a "crock of shit." His antagonism towards Tesla goes deeper than just that of business competitors. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klgp_qDiRhQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klgp_qDiRhQ
• threeseed 8y ago
  Almost every board has some sympathetic board members. Very different story for that person to be chairman. Especially when the intent of the SEC agreement was that there was to be objective oversight of Musk.