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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:21:27 PM
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what has he actually done?

paypal?

???

?

nobody actually owns a tesla.
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SaccharineSmile
12/28/17 9:21:59 PM
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C_Pain
12/28/17 9:22:08 PM
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because he's an asshole
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Antifar
12/28/17 9:24:06 PM
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America loves its entrepreneurs
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:24:14 PM
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tesla gets 300k preorders?

and then the musk cultists get all excited. too bad we sell near 20 million cars a year
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MacadamianNut3
12/28/17 9:24:15 PM
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He hires computer vision researchers that do sensor fusion and has money, so obviously he is now an expert in AI and robotics and we should value his "I watched Terminator once it was pretty scary" opinions over actual AI/ML/Robotics researchers

Also robots will move faster than the human eye can detect in a few years because he watched a video of one doing a backflip

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/27/elon-musk-robots-of-the-future-need-to-be-regulated.html
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Freddie_Mercury
12/28/17 9:24:26 PM
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reddit needed a new science man to circlejerk over after NGT and Bill Nye fell from grace
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COVxy
12/28/17 9:25:51 PM
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He is the republican get out of federally funding science card.
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Lonestar2000
12/28/17 9:27:06 PM
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Smashingpmkns
12/28/17 9:27:07 PM
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He's basically God in human form
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:28:12 PM
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musk is a genius

I admit that

he sees a generation with little hope and prospects and sold them a lie

"I am the tech god who will bring you to the promised land"
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SK8T3R215
12/28/17 9:28:32 PM
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Because he has cool ideas but also likes to shit on experts in those fields when they criticize his ideas.
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Doe
12/28/17 9:28:54 PM
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SaccharineSmile posted...
reddit

and general sheep syndrome
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averagejoel
12/28/17 9:31:07 PM
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Leviamon posted...
musk is a genius

I admit that

he sees a generation with little hope and prospects and sold them a lie

"I am the tech god who will bring you to the promised land"

he's not a genius, he's just rich enough to exploit geniuses for profit
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:32:56 PM
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averagejoel posted...
Leviamon posted...
musk is a genius

I admit that

he sees a generation with little hope and prospects and sold them a lie

"I am the tech god who will bring you to the promised land"

he's not a genius, he's just rich enough to exploit geniuses for profit

he is a genius

he saw the best way to exploit other geniuses and a depressed population

brb

tesla doesn't actually sell shit!
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:34:15 PM
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his cultists will then bring up how tesla sells in Norway like no tomorrow!!!

wow fucking Norway!
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MacadamianNut3
12/28/17 9:35:41 PM
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Obligatory plug for /r/enoughmuskspam

It gets kinda angsty at times but it's a nice collection of stuff to show just how full of shit Elon Musk is

Here's a good one and you don't even have to sort: https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughMuskSpam/comments/7mkfui/old_musky_promises_rain_sensing_wipers_how_does/
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cerealbox760
12/28/17 9:36:28 PM
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He pushes innovation.
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ItsYourFault
12/28/17 9:39:12 PM
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tc bitter as fuck he's not a chad
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MacadamianNut3
12/28/17 9:41:21 PM
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WaffIeElite
12/28/17 9:42:39 PM
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Doe posted...
SaccharineSmile posted...
reddit

and general sheep syndrome


Lol the Reddit jealousy on here from the right wingers is just pathetic. When /r/prequelmemes has more users online than this entire site, you know how much better Reddit is than this site.
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cerealbox760
12/28/17 9:45:31 PM
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MacadamianNut3 posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
He pushes innovation.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/12/most-early-teslas-will-breakdown-by-60-000-miles-report.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/business/tesla-motors-model-s-suspension.html

Cardboard cars: Innovation comes standard

Nothing is ever perfect the first try. people love to cherry pick elons failures while ignoring his successes. If you ever ran a business, success also comes with failure. point to me any billionaire that hasn't a bumpy road.
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:46:32 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
while ignoring his successes

wow he sold 20 teslas

so much success
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cerealbox760
12/28/17 9:48:36 PM
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Leviamon posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
while ignoring his successes

wow he sold 20 teslas

so much success

it dont matter. his successes outweigh his failures.
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:48:56 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
Leviamon posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
while ignoring his successes

wow he sold 20 teslas

so much success

it dont matter. his successes outweigh his failures.

what successes
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cerealbox760
12/28/17 9:50:12 PM
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Leviamon posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
Leviamon posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
while ignoring his successes

wow he sold 20 teslas

so much success

it dont matter. his successes outweigh his failures.

what successes

for one, he's not on CE hating on others trying to make something happen.
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k debonair
12/28/17 9:50:24 PM
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Leviamon posted...
what successes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5mVY9GVaeA

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MacadamianNut3
12/28/17 9:50:46 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
people love to cherry pick elons failures while ignoring his successes.

What are his successes other than Space X landings

It sure as hell isn't Tesla. While he's running his mouth talking about doomsday scenarios, he can't even meet the production demands of his cardboard cars and last time I checked the Boring company's biggest achievement so far is building a car elevator

If his success is using his exposure to sucker people for investments, then yeah he is pretty successful in that regard. He already has multiple cities salivating for Boring tunnels when his company hasn't even dug a tunnel longer than 50 feet

Oh yeah I forgot OpenAI. Collecting Python packages that have existed for years all in one place and rebranding it. Quick proof of this is how OpenAI Gym is still only compatible with Python
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:50:48 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
Leviamon posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
Leviamon posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
while ignoring his successes

wow he sold 20 teslas

so much success

it dont matter. his successes outweigh his failures.

what successes

for one, he's not on CE hating on others trying to make something happen.

so no successes you can think up
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ItsYourFault
12/28/17 9:52:15 PM
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20 teslas?

wtf crack are you smoking?
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:52:39 PM
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k debonair posted...
Leviamon posted...
what successes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5mVY9GVaeA

one thing

although I know you're an actual rocket scientist so I'd like to see some real insight
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Letron_James
12/28/17 9:54:35 PM
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Cant wait for the broke CEMen to explain to me why a Billionaire inventor is shit
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:55:18 PM
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holy shit.

I really angered the cultists
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cerealbox760
12/28/17 9:56:18 PM
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MacadamianNut3 posted...
cerealbox760 posted...
people love to cherry pick elons failures while ignoring his successes.

What are his successes other than Space X landings

It sure as hell isn't Tesla. While he's running his mouth talking about doomsday scenarios, he can't even meet the production demands of his cardboard cars and last time I checked the Boring company's biggest achievement so far is building a car elevator

If his success is using his exposure to sucker people for investments, then yeah he is pretty successful in that regard. He already has multiple cities salivating for Boring tunnels when his company hasn't even dug a tunnel longer than 50 feet

Name someone that hasn't had a bumpy road. Its too early to call him a failure. Im not the biggest fan of elon but im also not an idiot.
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:56:35 PM
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ItsYourFault posted...
20 teslas?

wtf crack are you smoking?

how many teslas are sold a year compared to Ford cars?

ty
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cerealbox760
12/28/17 9:57:05 PM
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Leviamon posted...
holy shit.

I really angered the cultists

tc is self projecting.
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:57:31 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
Name someone that hasn't had a bumpy road. Its too early to call him a failure. Im not the biggest fan of elon but im also not an idiot.


the premise of the topic isn't to call him a failure.

it's to question his cult status.

and he has a giant cult. almost as bad as Trump
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WaffIeElite
12/28/17 9:57:45 PM
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Leviamon posted...
ItsYourFault posted...
20 teslas?

wtf crack are you smoking?

how many teslas are sold a year compared to Ford cars?

ty


Are you talking about in a shitty country like the US, where they buy awful vehicles like Fords? Or better countries that aren't the laughing stock of the world?
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:57:52 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
Leviamon posted...
holy shit.

I really angered the cultists

tc is self projecting.

who do i worship
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cerealbox760
12/28/17 9:57:55 PM
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Leviamon posted...
ItsYourFault posted...
20 teslas?

wtf crack are you smoking?

how many teslas are sold a year compared to Ford cars?

ty

how many cars have you sold in comparison to telsa and ford? if tesla is a failure what does that make you?
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Sativa_Rose
12/28/17 9:58:19 PM
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He actually created some badass stuff and it actually works.
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Leviamon
12/28/17 9:58:47 PM
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WaffIeElite posted...
Leviamon posted...
ItsYourFault posted...
20 teslas?

wtf crack are you smoking?

how many teslas are sold a year compared to Ford cars?

ty


Are you talking about in a shitty country like the US, where they buy awful vehicles like Fords? Or better countries that aren't the laughing stock of the world?


back to redpill

is there another country aside from Norway where people actual buy tesla cars in mass numbers?
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Sativa_Rose
12/28/17 9:59:09 PM
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WaffIeElite posted...
a shitty country like the US, where they buy awful vehicles like Fords? Or better countries that aren't the laughing stock of the world?


It's funny how unbelievably incorrect this perspective is. There are 198 countries in the world, and the idea that the US is one of the shitty ones is pretty laughable in the grand scheme of things.
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k debonair
12/28/17 9:59:39 PM
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Leviamon posted...
although I know you're an actual rocket scientist so I'd like to see some real insight

I'm guessing you just don't fathom the technical detail and expertise required to make this happen. All the inner workings are beyond my comprehension as well, but Musk has shown that he can do something so impossibly difficult that no one else on the earth can do, and he can do it repeatedly and reliably.

Now maybe Tesla is floundering, but the guys at SpaceX are the real deal.
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Leviamon
12/28/17 10:00:59 PM
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k debonair posted...
Leviamon posted...
although I know you're an actual rocket scientist so I'd like to see some real insight

I'm guessing you just don't fathom the technical detail and expertise required to make this happen. All the inner workings are beyond my comprehension as well, but Musk has shown that he can do something so impossibly difficult that no one else on the earth can do, and he can do it repeatedly and reliably.

fair enough.

I will give him credit for that.
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Sativa_Rose
12/28/17 10:04:32 PM
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According to people on the internet, Tesla has finally gotten their Model 3 production up to like a few thousand a week
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Leviamon
12/28/17 10:05:25 PM
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Sativa_Rose posted...
According to people on the internet, Tesla has finally gotten their Model 3 production up to like a few thousand a week

wow

a few thousand

so much success

nevermind like 17 million cars are sold a year
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ItsYourFault
12/28/17 10:06:02 PM
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Leviamon posted...
ItsYourFault posted...
20 teslas?

wtf crack are you smoking?

how many teslas are sold a year compared to Ford cars?

ty

more than 20
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sutree
12/28/17 10:06:13 PM
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If you want a laugh check out r/futurology.
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