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by more_corn 753 days ago
Huh, it’s almost like having a CEO who doesn’t give two shits about public perception, proper behavior, truth, consideration, or loyalty is starting to catch up to them.
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It's not unreasonable to think that those things just don't matter, because for the lifetime of Tesla up until now they kind of didn't. That change is what's just as interesting to me.
It is only the first Quality you mention that seems to matter (managing public perception).

The rest of those qualities seem to be fairly widespread.

Yep. For a long time I assumed my next car would be a Tesla. Seeing how he's destroying Twitter, gutting teams at Tesla, sharing his paranoid delusions, his crazy politics and his beliefs in conspiracy theories - I just can't see supporting him by buying a Tesla. The minute the board removes him, I would gladly reconsider.
anecdotal, but me too, and several other people I know
A very part-time CEO, no less.