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If he slaps every shareholder in the face and the majority agree, that doesn't mean the rest can't press charges for assault. Don't forget his threats to remov
by croes 2y ago
If he slaps every shareholder in the face and the majority agree, that doesn't mean the rest can't press charges for assault.
Don't forget his threats to remove AI and robotics from Tesla if the don't give him what he wants. That's not a free decision.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI agree that the legal issue appears to turn on limits of majority shareholder consent. I dont particularly agree with the free decision part. There is no such thing as a free decision, nor is it desirable. Quid pro quo is expected in contract law and the legal doctrine of consideration holds that a contract is not legally binding unless there is something of value exchanged between the parties.
- croes 2y agoA threat isn’t quid pro quo. Otherwise the Mafia would just be a bunch of negotiators.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoSure treats are. I can threaten to quit my job and I can threaten to withdraw any service or technology I own. The difference between the Mafia and a banker is not the threats, but their criminal nature. Threatening to take your ball and go home is legal. Threatening to legally compete and ruin someone is legal. Threatening to kill someone and destroy their private property is illegal
- croes 2y agoNeither AI nor the robots are Musk's so threatening to deliberately harm the company isn't legal.