[zahma]

He might get a slap on the wrist when his comp package gets voted on by shareholders this June.

Is there any reason to give a darn about what happens internally except for people’s outsized fascination with Musk’s personality? People love him or hate him for Tesla and Twitter, but in the end does it really have an impact on a macroeconomic level? I’m of course sympathetic to the thousands losing their jobs because of his decisions, and that’s assuming another CEO wouldn’t make similar cuts.

[jncfhnb]

Well public perception of tesla has plummeted. Among democrats, who are probably the larger target market for EV’s, it’s dropped 90% from 30% favorable to 3% favorable over a few years:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/01/12/teslas-b...

As someone who is not very interested in cars, Musk, or anything California; there was a time where a Tesla seemed like a really cool choice. Now it seems like an embarrassing choice.

The brand harm is very, very real.