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I’m not sure having the Elon Musk brand be stronger than the Tesla brand is a good thing. He is a bit impulsive and seems like an asshole at times. People put u
by clintonb 6y ago
I’m not sure having the Elon Musk brand be stronger than the Tesla brand is a good thing. He is a bit impulsive and seems like an asshole at times. People put up with it because, so far, his companies have produced some great products.
When the other car manufacturers finally catch up to Tesla, the negative perception of the Elon Musk brand may drive some buyers away from Tesla.
- NullPrefix 6y ago>When the other car manufacturers finally catch up to Tesla Wasn't that his public goal?
- im3w1l 6y agoThe genius stroke is combining modern sensibilities with traditional masculinity. He manages to do solar projects and electric cars, hell even smoking weed, without looking like a hippie. I guess the trick was sci-fi and fast cars.
- watwut 6y agoI dislike the way "traditional masculinity" increasingly seems to used as euphemism for "being asshole".
- hnracer 6y agoHe's the main reason the Tesla stock price is so high. If you are a shareholder of Tesla that cares mostly about capital gains, you really want it to continue.
- notJim 6y agoI definitely have friends who would and could buy Teslas if not for the asshole techbro image cultivated by Musk. IMO, that is kind of silly of them, but it's foolish to pretend people don't consider their self-image when considering a car, especially a luxury one. Plenty of people don't want to be associated with him.