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It's amazing, isn't it? Somehow the dancer in the robot unitard wasn't an "emperor has no clothes" moment, or more aptly a "Nikola pushing a truck down a hill"

It's amazing, isn't it? Somehow the dancer in the robot unitard wasn't an "emperor has no clothes" moment, or more aptly a "Nikola pushing a truck down a hill" moment. That's on top of the news that the Cybertruck just got delayed. Again. We're approaching the two year mark of Tesla taking deposits for a product that they don't even have a final design for.

bhauer 5y ago
> Somehow the dancer in the robot unitard wasn't an "emperor has no clothes" moment You can't be serious with this line of thinking. In case you missed it, here's the key difference between the dancer and the Nikola One being rolled down a hill: The dancer was a silly joke (Elon even said "unlike Dojo, that wasn't real") and Nikola One being rolled down a hill was a phony demonstration. Trevor Milton didn't wrap the video saying, "Haha, just kidding." You might not resonate with the particular sense of humor that has someone come out and dance, but that's a matter of taste. The fact is, it was intended as a joke.
panick21 5y ago
Man, you really lake a sense of humor. I was literally a joke. Comparing that to a scam is the dumbest thing I have read in these comments. > That's on top of the news that the Cybertruck just got delayed. A major industrial project got delayed by a few month. Instantly call the police. And this was the first delay btw. > We're approaching the two year mark of Tesla taking deposits for a product that they don't even have a final design for. So what? The money is there, you can instantly have it back. It is quite common practice for many companies both in the car and in other industries. I literally have books, games, computer hardware on order, some already paid for that will not arrive for a long time. I literally have a kickstarter comic book that is delayed 4 years and yet I don't want my money back. This product will be production constraint for a while, if you want it early, you have to reserve your spot for 100$, that doesn't seem outrage in the least.

bhauer 5y ago

> Somehow the dancer in the robot unitard wasn't an "emperor has no clothes" moment You can't be serious with this line of thinking. In case you missed it, here's the key difference between the dancer and the Nikola One being rolled down a hill: The dancer was a silly joke (Elon even said "unlike Dojo, that wasn't real") and Nikola One being rolled down a hill was a phony demonstration. Trevor Milton didn't wrap the video saying, "Haha, just kidding." You might not resonate with the particular sense of humor that has someone come out and dance, but that's a matter of taste. The fact is, it was intended as a joke.

panick21 5y ago

Man, you really lake a sense of humor. I was literally a joke. Comparing that to a scam is the dumbest thing I have read in these comments. > That's on top of the news that the Cybertruck just got delayed. A major industrial project got delayed by a few month. Instantly call the police. And this was the first delay btw. > We're approaching the two year mark of Tesla taking deposits for a product that they don't even have a final design for. So what? The money is there, you can instantly have it back. It is quite common practice for many companies both in the car and in other industries. I literally have books, games, computer hardware on order, some already paid for that will not arrive for a long time. I literally have a kickstarter comic book that is delayed 4 years and yet I don't want my money back. This product will be production constraint for a while, if you want it early, you have to reserve your spot for 100$, that doesn't seem outrage in the least.