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This seems like a massive violation of both the spirit of the free market, and of the idea that advertising provides an economic signal and information that con
by bediger4000 1y ago
This seems like a massive violation of both the spirit of the free market, and of the idea that advertising provides an economic signal and information that consumers need to make, so that the Invisible Hand of the marketplace works.
Musk only has a certain amount of reputation he can use to force this category of deal. What happens when he consumes all his reputation?
- quantified 1y agoHe has massive economic force, and he has his own legion of trolls. That is part of his reputation that is largely disconnected from popular goodwill. So I suspect he'll sustain for quite a while. Verizon may ramp things down quietly, or increase if they see the ads working.
- techpineapple 1y agoIt doesn’t feel like this can be a very good growth strategy though, for someone at the top of his game, actions like this seem to risk making his top his peak.