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Comment by billfor

2 days ago

Well we could examine the history here, for instance when he bought Twitter that it would immediately collapse (now its more popular than ever and Bluesky is the one that's falling apart) and when the Cybertruck was announced there were lots of people saying it could never be made: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21602437

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thrance  2 days ago

You forgot about how everyone was insisting the Hyperloop would never work and then it became the principal mode of transportation. Or how we couldn't possibly have a Mars colony in 2024. Or how twitter would never become the West's everything app. Etc.

jfoster  2 days ago

Elon Musk causes incredible amounts of historical non-examination. There are now so many examples that it's actually difficult to list them all. My guess is that people just get very confused by the difference between late delivery and non-delivery.

  • thrance  16 hours ago

    > There are now so many examples that it's actually difficult to list them all.

    Please, try.

    Meanwhile: Hyperloop, Boring company, everything app, Mars colonies, FSD... Maybe he'll end up delivering on some of these (most probably partially, at best), but with Musk, overpromising and underdelivering in the norm. There's nothing to be confused about.

40four  2 days ago

It’s crazy how many Cybertrucks I see in my hometown, and I don’t live in that big of a city. They are incredibly popular. This car will be incredibly popular to. Peoples are getting bent out of shape about the “thrust” and “rocket” variants, but who cares? Those will be few and far between. For rich collectors mostly. How about just the base model? It looks wild, I’m sure it will be fun as hell to drive. They are going to sell a ton of these things.

  • Grombobulous  2 days ago

    Cybertrucks objectively missed sales expectations by a lot. The numbers are well-documented.

    The Mitsubishi Outlander outsells it.

    I can’t imagine a car without a steering wheel benign fun to drive. Tesla has never been known for handling and driving dynamics.

  • 233mhz  2 days ago

    > They are incredibly popular.

    They sell 20k of them per year. It's the opposite of popular

    • wallst07  2 days ago

      Did you read the post or just skim.

      They ARE popular, I see 10-20 a day when I drive around. Now if you want to compare to a corolla, I don't care.

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