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ap99today at 11:26 AM4 repliesview on HN

You don't have to be a fanboy to respect outcomes.

He's got a winning track record. You may not agree with his politics or his morals but that's separate from his effectiveness.

Specifically he's effective at stepping outside the domain he currently operates into create inside another.


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StilesCrisistoday at 12:02 PM

As a 2018 Tesla owner I strongly disagree with the idea that Elon's got a track record of success. The Model Y was their last successful product and it's just a stretched Model 3. FSD is not there. Robotaxi is an embarrassment. Cybertruck failed to deliver the gigacasted exoskeleton and shipped at double the original price point. Tesla has lost its way completely. (Also, Twitter has lost users and revenue ever since he got involved.)

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swiftcodertoday at 11:35 AM

> He's got a winning track record

What exactly would that be a winning track record in - as near as I can tell, his actual track record is in buying companies with an already-successful product team, and managing not to run them into the ground for a while?

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paulryanrogerstoday at 11:50 AM

Effectively helping elect a dictator who is in love with fossil fuels undercuts at lot of his "wins". Never mind the Nazi saluting, fraudulent advertising, or bypassing safety regulations.

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