• BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
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        Always a good distinction. Ever see presentations from the actual founders of Tesla? They are impressive.

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      What has he created? He bought himself into Twitter and Tesla… and the work is essentially done entirely by other people. i.e his employees

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        Yep. And his pet projects that he personally drives always crash and burn. He’s the one that pushed the autopilot feature hard despite his engineers publicly objecting.

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        what has he created

        One of the best PR campaigns in modern history. Just five years ago people on both sides of the political spectrum were seeing this guy as one of the smartest humans alive, who would actually put man on another planet.

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          Then he got rid of the PR team and started doing his own PR, and it went as well as it always does when Elon has direct control.

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          That last part can and probably will happen despite his public perception

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      Elon is slowly but surely tearing down everything he has created bought.

      Fixed that for you

      Every single accomplishment he has involves buying a company that was already doing it, establishing himself as a “founder”, and then taking all the credit.

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      I was about to buy a white Tesla but now I’m not so sure about the Tesla at all, but especially that combination.

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          Not to defend deceptive business practices, but software battery limits are slightly different from a fuel tank being smaller. By not allowing the battery to charge as close to its full capacity, a software size limit can actually significantly improve the longevity of the lithium cells. Batteries sustain the most damage when they’re charged completely to full, and even the best battery management systems can’t prevent all of the damage. This is also why charging speed is significantly slower near the end of a full charge cycle.

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          I’m definitely in agreement in general but it’s hard to find anything that quick, which is my favorite part of my aging c63, for the price of a model 3 performance.

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      All he had to do was shut up. He could’ve thought all this stuff, maybe done some of it, and still been hailed as a hero. But the more he opens his mouth, the harder he makes it for anyone to overlook who he really is.

      The lack of self-reflection going on here is so painful to watch.

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      Other people always did the actual work - he’s just less effectively handled now, so his personal incompetence is harder to hide.

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      Except that so far he hasn’t faced any real repercussions. He keeps selling cars and internet and getting contracts from NASA. A bunch of banks may have to write off their twitter investments but, much like trump for several decades, it will not significantly impact his ability to get new credit.