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A reasonable person might come to the conclusion that they weren't "best guesses" though, but instead knowingly misrepresenting the situation.
by detaro 4y ago
A reasonable person might come to the conclusion that they weren't "best guesses" though, but instead knowingly misrepresenting the situation.
- epgui 4y agoBut that would just be failing to assume good faith from the onset, which is a problem on its own (especially if we’re trying to interpret legal stuff).
- detaro 4y agoWe're talking about this years later, looking at years of context, that's hardly "failing to assume good faith from the onset".
- epgui 4y agoI’m not sure what you mean exactly. If you’re suggesting that repeated failure to meet ambitious target deadlines is more indicative of bad faith than a single failure to do so, well… I don’t think it works like that. The bar for abandoning the presumption of good faith, and the principle of charitable interpretation, is very high.
- Dylan16807 4y ago> I’m not sure what you mean exactly. If you’re suggesting that repeated failure to meet ambitious target deadlines is more indicative of bad faith than a single failure to do so, well… I don’t think it works like that. Sure it does! Elon Musk isn't 5, right? He's capable of observing the rate of progress and adjusting his pronouncements.
- epgui 4y agoFailure to improve forecasting skills is valid criticism, but that doesn’t amount to bad faith.
- Dylan16807 4y agoIt's bad faith if you believe he does have the capability but intentionally doesn't use it. And isn't listening to his advisors.