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Yeah, it does.
by burnte 4y ago
Yeah, it does.
- tedunangst 4y agoMartin Shkreli returned a profit for his investors, and yet...
- mikeyouse 4y agoWinning at the casino with money you stole from the gas station doesn’t make the original theft okay, even if you return more than you stole.
- deaddodo 4y agoExactly the point being made. Musk stealing Tesla's resources to buy an asset for himself is not ok, even if it later helps Tesla.
- notjoemama 4y agoIsn't it the case people on news.ycombinator.com aren't familiar with the nature of the arrangement? Is there maybe a source that substantiates a perspective of "theft"? Or am I just missing that a rhetorical discussion is being had here?
- tedunangst 4y agoGiven the timeframe, I think people are skeptical that 1. Elon arranged for twitter to contract with Tesla for code review and 2. Recused himself from the negotiations regarding scope of work and rate charged.
- ericd 4y agoWho cares? The companies in his orbit benefit substantially from the cross pollination between them, and the PR opportunities that generates - much more than any arms-length negotiated rate would. Avoiding the type of fake work that you describe is very helpful for achieving the high iteration speeds his companies have.
- paulryanrogers 4y agoIt also risks fostering a dangerous culture of ends justifying the means, and trust the 'genius'/'strong' leader.
- burnte 4y agoI never said it was limitless. Borrowing a few engineers, that's very different from a 1500% price hike.