• hddsx
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    5 days ago

    Hang on.

    Musk is a Nazi, and he owns and taints Tesla. That is all true.

    However, if Musk was somehow taken out of the picture, Tesla would still be a shit company. Musk isn’t on the assembly line daily. Musk is too busy with SpaceX and destroying the country.

    There are quality issues with all their cars: -Badly designed trunks -Panel gap -Substandard monitors -Door cards that fall off when you slam the door -Cybertruck having a substandard frame -Cybertruck frunk that will cut off your finger -Cybertruck not having proper drainage -Cybertruck not using the proper adhesive

    Yes, some of these can still be partially attributed to Musk: -Wanting to have the biggest monitor without going through automotive grade testing -Choosing an overall stupid design for the cyber truck

    But it seems very unlikely that Musk made other choices without someone coming along and saying “hey this won’t work”.

    And those managers would still be there without Musk.

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      4 days ago

      He’s the CEO, he’s responsible, end. Remember when CEOs would step down over issues 1/10th as bad as the cybertruck? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

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        4 days ago

        Oh yeah, the buck stops with him. I’m saying even if he steps down, the issues will persist.

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      Tesla might be a good company without musk. As I understand it, it was his choice to forgo LIDAR, and I’m convinced the cybertruck was entirely pushed from the top down. Absent his micromanaging and forcing unfinished features out the door, tesla’s quality and reputation would probably be good.