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Syt

Quote from: HVC on May 21, 2022, 03:17:55 AMThrowing libel at famous law firms might not be a smart move  :secret:

Also:

Free speech! Unless it's against me, then I'll sue your ass

Free Speech! For those who can afford it. It's like laws that only threaten fines - they really only apply to poor people.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

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grumbler

AIUI Streetfighter lawyers are those willing to go to any lengths, no matter how corrupt, to win a case.  Musk doesn't want lawyers who "thrive on corruption," but instead wants lawyers who thrive on corruption.

Dude has a bad case of Putinitis.
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!

Syt

I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

viper37

Quote from: Valmy on May 20, 2022, 02:23:12 PMI think twitter has destroyed this man's mind. Nothing here makes any sense but I guess you have to live in a twitter warped mind to come to the conclusions he is. But that doesn't make it any less bad.
Another victim of marijuana abuse...
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

viper37

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Quote from: Syt on May 21, 2022, 11:59:55 AM
I thought the probllem was the government and the house prices that were too high for first time buyers?  Isn't Republican ideology that private businesses are better at delivering services than the govt, and aren't there already private police forces in the US?
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

viper37

#13175
Quote from: Syt on May 21, 2022, 03:38:17 AMWhy does Musk feel increasingly like John McAfee turned up to 11?
I keep telling you how dangerous marijuana can be, but no one listens to me. :P
Not that one needs to do drugs to be crazy, but it ain't no coincidence here.  This and Poilièvre's weird economic theories.
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

Josquius

Weird joke from a conservative group :/
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grumbler

Quote from: viper37 on May 21, 2022, 01:06:12 PMI keep telling you how dangerous marijuana can be, but no one listens to me. :P
Not that one needs to do drugs to be crazy, but it ain't no coincidence here.  This and Poilièvre's weird economic theories.

Musk also drinks water, as does Poilievre and at least nine of the last ten people involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital (probably the tenth, as well, but data is too sketchy to say for sure).  All of this cannot be coincidental. Water is dangerous and should be outlawed!
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!

grumbler

Quote from: Josquius on May 21, 2022, 02:28:16 PMWeird joke from a conservative group :/

That can't be from an American conservative group, because it is warning against the very things that constitute the American conservative plan:  incite the riots, aid and inspire criminals like every US mass shooter in the last decade, and buy and run prisons and police forces for their own profit.  Murphy would go ham on every Republican US Senator and at least half the Republican US House members. 
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: HVC on May 21, 2022, 03:17:55 AMThrowing libel at famous law firms might not be a smart move  :secret:

Also:

Free speech! Unless it's against me, then I'll sue your ass

I can't figure out who or what *Tesla* is supposed to be suing. 

OTOH looks like there will be increasing work for white collar and regulatory defense specialists.

As it happens, Cooley and Perkins both have strong teams in those areas . . .
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

grumbler

We have some lawyers here.  How many of you work for firms that recruit lawyers by announcing open positions via twitter?  How many would want to work for a boss that is recruiting your peers that way?

At what point do Tesla shareholders revolt over this kind of shit?  At what point does Musk become more of a liability than an asset for his co-owners (who own 83% of the voteable shares)?
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!

The Minsky Moment

Of the eight Tesla directors, one is Elon, one is Elon's brother, and another is Larry Ellison, who is as crazy as Elon is.  He isn't getting thrown out soon.

The real question is why the SEC let him off with a slap on the wrist in 2018, for blatant securities violations, and allowed him to stay as CEO.  That was a pragmatic call; other execs would have been gone for that behavior.  If the hope is that would be a one off, the Twitter mess shows he hasn't learned.
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

HVC

Half* of the valuation of tesla is based on fanboys who love musk.   


* ok number is pulled from my ass :P, but from a shareholders view I think that musk is still am asset. Crazy as it seems.
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Jacob

Quote from: HVC on May 22, 2022, 02:12:21 PMHalf* of the valuation of tesla is based on fanboys who love musk.   

* ok number is pulled from my ass :P, but from a shareholders view I think that musk is still am asset. Crazy as it seems.

I concur that a good amount of Tesla's share value is driven by Musk-fanboyism, so getting rid of him will negatively impact share values. On the flip-side, I don't know how many Musk-fanboys are potential Tesla buyers compared to the folks Musk is alienating with his current antics.

Coincidentally, a Tesla lost power in Vancouver yesterday, locking all exits, and then spontaneously burst into flames.

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Jacob on May 22, 2022, 03:28:50 PMCoincidentally, a Tesla lost power in Vancouver yesterday, locking all exits, and then spontaneously burst into flames.

That's WAD.  It's an entertainment app called "Elon on Twitter"
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson