If only I had been given fidicuary responsibility for millions of peoples life savings. Then I could build a car that has 0 chance of ever reaching production, just to impress my friends.
Almost certainly true, but sometimes there are indirect benefits. Three I can think of are earned media, the knowledge gain from blue sky R&D, and key employee retention.
Remember when you were a child and your imagination wasn't killed yet by money and politics?
Absolutely.
If only I had been given fidicuary responsibility for millions of peoples life savings. Then I could build a car that has 0 chance of ever reaching production, just to impress my friends.
Imagination is powerful.
Yes it is, and imagination is how we got to the moon, or got rockets that land, or why I can talk to my computer now.
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Most supercars and hypercars make zero economic sense.
For the buyer, yes. But this one also makes zero sense to the maker.
Zero sense for Tesla? They've just pulled off one of the most impressive marketing stunts in the automotive industry, that clearly has some sense :)
Almost certainly true, but sometimes there are indirect benefits. Three I can think of are earned media, the knowledge gain from blue sky R&D, and key employee retention.
you fail to understand the psychology of billionaires