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0 pointsrtpg9y ago0 comments

Ideals become pretty maleable when you're in a situation of crisis (which Musk seems to have been, according to the pundits).

Things I do are good + I am in trouble financially -> Conflict of interest doesn't matter, because it's to save Important things.

It's possible to have sincere ideals and still make iffy judgement calls. The positioning makes sense, but who here would bet that this would have still happened if both companies were turning a profit?

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throwaway14889y ago

>who here would bet that this would have still happened if both companies were turning a profit?

Do you even understand what you're saying? Solarcity 'loses' money because they invest all their profits and more into expansion. Same goes for Tesla. You should read the quarterlies and SEC notices yourself.

toomuchtodo9y ago

> It's possible to have sincere ideals and still make iffy judgement calls. The positioning makes sense, but who here would bet that this would have still happened if both companies were turning a profit?

This is not the first time this decision needed to be made: http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/14/8605597/elon-musk-discusse...

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