Comment by larusso

15 hours ago

10 or more years ago when Ludacris mode was added people said the same. But the answer was that we need these things so the rich shell out the money and Tesla can use it to fulfill the actual mission of yada yada yada.

I wonder how many still believe this. It’s like Tom Hanks in Big is in charge of both a car and rocket company. Sure it’s awesome but not what we need right now.

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sz4kerto  14 hours ago

It's not self-evident what we need. We currently ended up with this whole free-market capitalism, which is super distorted of course, but still it kinda says that 'we should let people do whatever they want with their money unless they harm others'. "I want clean water. I want a stable climate. I want bees to survive." Yes, so we all. But we set up a system where people can vote with their wallets.

  • grandpajoey  10 hours ago

    I don't think anyone voted to send their tax dollars to Elon Musk. He lives outside of capitalism and well into the territory of mafia oligarch. Even the SEC, which is supposed to ensure a level and fair investment playing field, simply doesn't enforce the rules on Musk's companies.