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Yikes. It’s bizarre that they just now realize this and implement it. Reminds me of something a teenager would do at the last possible minute before something
by JohnJamesRambo 7y ago
Yikes. It’s bizarre that they just now realize this and implement it. Reminds me of something a teenager would do at the last possible minute before something bad happens.
- hi5eyes 7y agolook up elons promises of battery swaps, 35k m3, 2020 roadster, "full self driving", and the closing of stores but then cancelling that and teslas solarcity/solar shingles shitshow i want to remind everyone.. any mention of "self driving" is a scam, fraud. on a site like hackernews im still surprised the teslemmings are still regurgitating this idea
- TAForObvReasons 7y agoIrrespective of the technical merits, a significant portion of the HN user base likely invested in $TSLA years ago and are financially incentivized to support all of Musk's claims, even if they wouldn't support the outlandish claims normally.
- goatherders 7y agoThere is no evidence at all for the assertion that "a significant portion of the HN user" base is invested in anything.
- jjeaff 7y agoConsidering that a large portion of HN readers are technical and data driven, I would think/hope that they are not invested in individual stocks with any significant amount of their net worth and are instead taking the approach that the data bears out which is to invest in low fee index funds.
- unityByFreedom 7y agoI suspect those invested one way or another will be more vocal.
- davej 7y agoI didn’t read it like that. I read it more like... yes, we just got some money from investors but the drive for profitability is still a huge priority.
- TAForObvReasons 7y agoThis type of belt tightening message also usually predates a mass layoff
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