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Says a guy who is short on Tesla, but despite that conflict of interest, the video looks real. I mean if he had managed to modify his car firmware to make it le

Says a guy who is short on Tesla, but despite that conflict of interest, the video looks real. I mean if he had managed to modify his car firmware to make it less safe just to fake that video, that would also be a huge Tesla safety issue.

quantified 5y ago
You would never rent a Tesla in that case.
mikestew 5y ago
TFA makes no mention of anyone being short TSLA. Beside, the person quoted isn’t too short Tesla, since they paid for the vehicle. But, okay, let’s roll with that: after that video, you expect “the guy” to be long Tesla? There’s the avoidance of “conflict of interest”, and then there’s “I should not be left alone with large sums of money”.
- jillesvangurp 5y ago
  The comment section below the article does mention this though ... The guy's twitter feed is basically one huge rant against Tesla and Elon Musk. He seems to have no other topic than that. Makes you wonder why he bought one anyway.
  - mikestew 5y ago
    Thanks for the necessary context that was inexplicably left out.
tenpies 5y ago
Are you long Tesla? Because we can all play this game. It's a very silly one, and I'm honestly concerned that the SEC, FCC, and other regulators have the same issue - the people who are suppose to be regulating companies have stocks, and those stocks affect their judgement in much the same way that Pelosi and other prominent politician-traders would never vote against their stock portfolios.
- fxtentacle 5y ago
  I just wanted to point out what I thought might be new information for some readers. I have no position on Tesla, neither short nor long. I just consider them for entertainment value :)
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gdulli 5y ago
If you're anti-Tesla due to your experience with and observation of their product, legitimate reasons like that, that's not a conflict of interest. You're not starting out with a bias. You're allowed to form an opinion for the right reasons and bring it forward without it being suspect. If you're anti-Tesla because you didn't think Elon Musk was funny on SNL, or you don't like his haircut, or some other unrelated reason, that's what would be unfair. But you can't write off anyone short on Tesla as inherently biased. Otherwise you'd be writing off all criticism period.
- beeboop 5y ago
  The author of TFA is a known investor in a Tesla competitor

quantified 5y ago

You would never rent a Tesla in that case.

mikestew 5y ago

TFA makes no mention of anyone being short TSLA. Beside, the person quoted isn’t too short Tesla, since they paid for the vehicle. But, okay, let’s roll with that: after that video, you expect “the guy” to be long Tesla? There’s the avoidance of “conflict of interest”, and then there’s “I should not be left alone with large sums of money”.

jillesvangurp 5y ago
The comment section below the article does mention this though ... The guy's twitter feed is basically one huge rant against Tesla and Elon Musk. He seems to have no other topic than that. Makes you wonder why he bought one anyway.
- mikestew 5y ago
  Thanks for the necessary context that was inexplicably left out.

tenpies 5y ago

Are you long Tesla? Because we can all play this game. It's a very silly one, and I'm honestly concerned that the SEC, FCC, and other regulators have the same issue - the people who are suppose to be regulating companies have stocks, and those stocks affect their judgement in much the same way that Pelosi and other prominent politician-traders would never vote against their stock portfolios.

fxtentacle 5y ago
I just wanted to point out what I thought might be new information for some readers. I have no position on Tesla, neither short nor long. I just consider them for entertainment value :)

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gdulli 5y ago

If you're anti-Tesla due to your experience with and observation of their product, legitimate reasons like that, that's not a conflict of interest. You're not starting out with a bias. You're allowed to form an opinion for the right reasons and bring it forward without it being suspect. If you're anti-Tesla because you didn't think Elon Musk was funny on SNL, or you don't like his haircut, or some other unrelated reason, that's what would be unfair. But you can't write off anyone short on Tesla as inherently biased. Otherwise you'd be writing off all criticism period.

beeboop 5y ago
The author of TFA is a known investor in a Tesla competitor