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Elon Musk’s ultimatum to Tesla: fight the SEC, or I quit

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    Sounds like he's having a tantrum. Probably needs to go to bed and sleep.

    Sounds like he's having a tantrum. Probably needs to go to bed and sleep.

    13 votes
    1. cfabbro
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      Seriously! It's such insanely childish behavior. By all outward appearances the SEC's settlement offer seemed like a sweet deal, even for Elon. But now it's abundantly clear he would rather take...

      Seriously! It's such insanely childish behavior. By all outward appearances the SEC's settlement offer seemed like a sweet deal, even for Elon. But now it's abundantly clear he would rather take the whole company down with him rather than eat some humble pie and admit he made a mistake. What a massive egomaniacal dickweed. :/

      8 votes
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    I honestly was really hoping this whole SEC thing would finally be a wake up call to Elon after the countless others wake up calls and he'd finally realize he has gone to far and needs to take his...

    I honestly was really hoping this whole SEC thing would finally be a wake up call to Elon after the countless others wake up calls and he'd finally realize he has gone to far and needs to take his foot off the gas and pull the fuck over and think about what the hell he is going to lose if he keeps this up.

    Tesla is at a point where they can probably make it without the help of Elon sleeping in factories and rambling on twitter and Joe Rogan and I wouldn't put it past them to just remove him honestly

    And SpaceX is the same way. Elon got them where they are now with commercial crew and record numbers of launches and a great launch pace, but they don't need his crazy ass any more either. Gwynne Shotwell will handle SpaceX just fine once Elon eventually gets ousted by both companies.

    I just wish Tesla had an equivalent to Gwynne so they could just get it over with and send baby Elon packing at both of his companies.

    9 votes
    1. unknown user
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      According to what in another topic was told to me (which see), he wasn't the founder of Tesla anyways, he invested in it, and then just kicked the founders out later.

      According to what in another topic was told to me (which see), he wasn't the founder of Tesla anyways, he invested in it, and then just kicked the founders out later.

      4 votes
    2. Eva
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      Elon owns the majority of SpaceX; he's not going to be booted out.

      Elon owns the majority of SpaceX; he's not going to be booted out.

      3 votes
    3. papasquat
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      That would be pretty difficult, considering Musk owns SpaceX.

      Gwynne Shotwell will handle SpaceX just fine once Elon eventually gets ousted by both companies.

      That would be pretty difficult, considering Musk owns SpaceX.

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    Elon… What the hell are you doing? It's hard to look at. Did all those comparisons to Tony Stark get to him?

    Elon… What the hell are you doing?

    It's hard to look at. Did all those comparisons to Tony Stark get to him?

    8 votes
    1. unknown user
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      Displaying what he really is, obviously. Edit: I think that he is a toxic and evil figure in tech. Some people find him cool apparently, but for me he's an antagonist who doesn't allow workers...

      Displaying what he really is, obviously.

      Edit: I think that he is a toxic and evil figure in tech. Some people find him cool apparently, but for me he's an antagonist who doesn't allow workers unionise and can accuse someone by paedophilia just to cool of his egomaniacal rage; and also he has no regard for people who invest in and earn their living at his companies.

      5 votes