Thread by @fly4dat

1/ Now that I’ve reached 4206.9 followers, I thought it’d be time for a *short* historical overview.

I’ve joined Twitter in October of 2018. I had a specific reason in mind regarding $TSLAQ, so I wanted to become part of the community.

$TSLA

2/ But I haven’t planned my presence for long. Hence my handle: I wanted something I couldn’t emotionally relate to. @fly4dat sounded like something even below neutral. Who likes flies anyway? Not even flies do in some cases.

3/ First, I was trying to add value by finding some strange stuff, of which, at that time, have been way more than now.

Lots of speculation about M3 ramp-up, SuX refresh (LOL), and the evergreen scams: FSD, the Semi, the Roadster.

4/ Leaf blowers, Teslaquila (yeah, Elon is sometimes late but always delivers! bah), who knows what else.

We've been speculating on real gross margins. That hasn't changed since.

5/ I’ve gained a few early followers. The first one was @Polixenes13, but veteran Q like @contrapositiv3, @coverdrive12, @clagasperoni, @o_rust, @contrarianshort, @eventdrivenmgr, @harfangcap, @twainsmustache, @hilinetrail, @pluginfud were among my first followers.

6/ I’ve laughed a lot at the jokes and puns of @ko_strad. @paul91701736 still hasn’t put me on the blocklist.

There are a couple of silent ones like @thebubblebubble, @antonwahlman, but hey, I have silent real life friends too.

7/ I’ve made some virtual friends too, starting with @deansheikh1, @AlexT18503601, @teslacharts, @montana_skeptic, @mtass7, @scidood . Among them, I’ve learned a LOT from the extremely knowledgeable people like @ortheraboot, @paul_m_huettner, @cppinvest, @boriquagato, @eriksdalen

8/ @almingtoncap, @4xrevenue, @bradmunchen, @jaberwock2, @jcoviedo6, @sascha_p, @davidmarchorn, @PlainSite and @kawasakiKR11, and some whose accounts are private so I won't name them here.

9/ We’ve lost way too many friends on the way. One of the most painful ones is @skabooshka, but there are a lot who have been suspended, got their accounts deleted. Many simply had enough and quit. No wonder, but I'm missing them.

10/ On the other side of the trade, I’ve had decent discussions with @smack_check, @greentheonly, @troyteslike, @ihors3, @mortenlund89, @fmossotto, @nasalahe, @vedaprime, @abledoc, @tilmanwinkler and @tslafanmtl. More bulls worth mentioning are @reflexfunds, @DKurac, @TaylorOgan.

11/ There are way too many good ppl out there to mention, so the above list is very much incomplete. I’ve left out a few because of privacy reasons, and others due to the lack of space on Twitter. Or due to the small brains flies have. Apologies.

12/ I feel I became an integral part of the Q community in 19Q1. During my visit to Miami, it has been my first sighting of an M3. Wow, what an underwhelming experience it was.

13/ I’ve read a lot about panel gaps, paint defects, frozen door handles, but reality was worse than my expectations. Pics with PedroERP:

https://twitter.com/fly4dat/status/1084279859449380864?s=20

14/ This happened at the same time as the M3 was about to be introduced in Europe. I gave delivery estimates, which were much lower than the typical bull estimate of 50-100k/Q but higher than the typical bear 8-10k estimate:

https://twitter.com/fly4dat/status/1102026591427792896?s=20

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15/ In retrospect, they haven’t delivered all the orders, had a bit of backlog for Q2, and I’m still very happy with that estimate. Had a few nice estimates (Europe and WW) since.

16/ There has been a lot of speculation about my nationality and place of residence. I'm still not ready to disclose it. But curious about your best guess (pls comment "other"!)

17/ What I can tell you is that I'm honored to be followed by one of the wealthiest ppl in my country. I salute him for standing up for his values.

18/ Fun thing is that I also have an IRL friend even often interacting with me who doesn't know who I am. I feel bad. I'll tell he/him/she/her later. He/him/she/her, just to make sure.

19/ Having over 4206.9 followers is a huge thing for a tiny European fly who struggles with his English. But flies are where shit is. And there is a lot of shit here, so I'll stay until it goes away.

20/ And with this, @brodieferguson, my second follow after @skabooshka just followed me back. These 2 guys have been the ones that I've read from a browser before I've regged my first ever Twitter account. Wow.

Okay. So I mustn't have made a typo at the very top of my list. Tagging @orthereaboot again. Sorry.