If Trevor Milton had simply over-promised and failed to deliver, he would have simply lost his credibility. It became fraud when he claimed to already have a w

If Trevor Milton had simply over-promised and failed to deliver, he would have simply lost his credibility. It became fraud when he claimed to already have a working truck (“no pusher”) when all he really had was a mock-up. I think some of Elon’s claims about the future are made in bad faith. The claims are more about shaping the public and investor’s thinking than they are about stating the truth. However, Elon stays out of trouble as long as he doesn’t lie about the present.