Yes I am an @elonmusk fanboi - This brief thread explains why.
1. In 2012 @Tesla produced and delivered an electric vehicle, the Model S, with 265 miles of range and amazing performance.
It's 2020. No one else has matched that yet.
8+ years ahead. /1
2. In 2015 @SpaceX landed an orbital rocket booster, Orbcomm-OG2-2.
It's 2020. No one else has even tried. No one is anywhere close to trying.
SpaceX has done it 60+ times.
6+ years ahead. /2
3. In 2016 Elon announced @boringcompany. This radical idea is making progress at solving our traffic problems and doing more for us.
They are about to complete their first project - Las Vegas. More to come. /3
4. Elon started @neuralink in 2016. They're about to start human trials. This could cure numerous diseases including paralysis, blindness, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and so much more.
Who else is doing anything like this? /4
5. I started my own business - a law firm - in 2003. We succeeded in getting clients online and integrated PayPal into our website.
I'm pretty sure we've processed over $1M in transactions with PayPal since then. Maybe $2M.
Elon made my business work. /5
So that's a start.
Yes I'm an Elon Musk fanboi.
Why the hell aren't you?
I went for a walk and realized I should add this:
While I'm a generally optimistic person, I have had growing fears about our future, mainly because of politics.
Elon gives me hope:
Hope that I will survive Alzheimers.
Hope that I will set foot on Mars.
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3. Tesla Self driving software is amazing. It is better than human over 90% of the time. At least twice it saw pedestrians I didn’t see and arguably saved them from serious injury or death
4. It is “Beta” software. Skippy is a software pro so he should understand this
5. It requires supervision. It does make mistakes.
6. The Roomba comparison is absurd. My car has driven me in a wide variety of environments including downtown Miami, Brooklyn, and Austin as well as dirt roads and in bad weather
Tesla is not getting any special advantages that other companies don't get.
"It will not pay property taxes for a decade, which would otherwise total an estimated $260 million."
Not a subsidy. A tax break. If it wasn't offered, then no factory and zero property tax. /2
"The federal government provides grants or tax credits to cover 30% of solar installation cost. SolarCity received $497 million in grants from the Treasury Department."
These are benefits available generally to solar businesses.