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All speculation. I guess a day without bashing Musk is a day not lived hmm?

sillyfluke 2y ago
Which part is speculation? I wasn't bashing his tech accomplishments fyi. Turkey 2017: Elon Musk Meets Erdogan in Turkey, Turksat and SpaceX cooperation discussed. https://apnews.com/article/cba761ce3c1c4e5a9e5485f03a632cda https://apnews.com/article/cba761ce3c1c4e5a9e5485f03a632cda Sep. 2023: Elon Musk takes son to meet Erdogan, who wants Tesla plant built in Turkey https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/musk-son-meet-turkish-president-erdogan-build-tesla-plant-turkey/ https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/musk-son-meet-turkish-preside... China Jan. 2024: Elon Musk says Chinese EV firms will demolish rivals without trade barriers https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-ceo-musk-chinese-ev-firms-will-demolish-rivals-without-trade-barriers-2024-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-... April 2024: Elon Musk flies to China, agrees to Tesla/Baidu cooperation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/tesla-seals-deal-for-china-maps-whether-musk-wants-them-or-not https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/tesla-sea... https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/tesla_map_backtrack_baidu/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/tesla_map_backtrack_b... May 2024: In about-face, Elon Musk opposes Chinese tariffs https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-musk-im-against-tax-incentives-evs-2024-05-23/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-m... Israel Nov 2023: Elon Musk visits Israel after antisemitism row, gets Starlink deal https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67544945 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67544945 There does not seem to be official Tesla or SpaceX presence in Brazil, coincidentally. The only Tesla presence in South America seems to be in "lithium-rich" Chile.
insane_dreamer 2y ago
Musk has built amazing companies and can legitimately take credit for pushing the automotive industry towards EVs. But judging by his actions, in my book he's also a complete asshole. These two facts can co-exist.

Which part is speculation? I wasn't bashing his tech accomplishments fyi. Turkey 2017: Elon Musk Meets Erdogan in Turkey, Turksat and SpaceX cooperation discussed. https://apnews.com/article/cba761ce3c1c4e5a9e5485f03a632cda https://apnews.com/article/cba761ce3c1c4e5a9e5485f03a632cda Sep. 2023: Elon Musk takes son to meet Erdogan, who wants Tesla plant built in Turkey https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/musk-son-meet-turkish-president-erdogan-build-tesla-plant-turkey/ https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/musk-son-meet-turkish-preside... China Jan. 2024: Elon Musk says Chinese EV firms will demolish rivals without trade barriers https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-ceo-musk-chinese-ev-firms-will-demolish-rivals-without-trade-barriers-2024-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-... April 2024: Elon Musk flies to China, agrees to Tesla/Baidu cooperation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/tesla-seals-deal-for-china-maps-whether-musk-wants-them-or-not https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/tesla-sea... https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/tesla_map_backtrack_baidu/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/tesla_map_backtrack_b... May 2024: In about-face, Elon Musk opposes Chinese tariffs https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-musk-im-against-tax-incentives-evs-2024-05-23/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-m... Israel Nov 2023: Elon Musk visits Israel after antisemitism row, gets Starlink deal https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67544945 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67544945 There does not seem to be official Tesla or SpaceX presence in Brazil, coincidentally. The only Tesla presence in South America seems to be in "lithium-rich" Chile.

insane_dreamer 2y ago

Musk has built amazing companies and can legitimately take credit for pushing the automotive industry towards EVs. But judging by his actions, in my book he's also a complete asshole. These two facts can co-exist.