Well, that explains Musk's sudden interest in carbon capture! 😂
https://twitter.com/business/status/1352709882487701505
I'm so old, I remember when @montana_skeptic's oil/gas investments (part of a diversified family office portfolio he managed for his employer) was touted as proof positive that he was an utterly untrustworthy shill for planet-destroying fossil fuels. 🤔 electrek.co/2018/07/24/tes…
Like the Sandy Munro thing, the most galling part of this is not Musk's/Munro's behavior, but the shameless hypocrisy of his fanbase.
It just goes to show that, behind the facade of smarmy self-righteousness, the culture emanating from Tesla is utterly ruthless and unprincipled
It just goes to show that, behind the facade of smarmy self-righteousness, the culture emanating from Tesla is utterly ruthless and unprincipled
That was the big surprise that caught my attention when I first looked into Tesla's battery swap program back in 2015: the company's rhetoric was incredibly principled and moralizing, but its actions were totally at odds with its words. Noble ends justified deeply ignoble means.
At some point hypocrisy became a tactic:
"critical feedback super appreciated" but he smears reporters for factual reporting
"manufacturing is Tesla's biggest advantage" when it's clearly its biggest weakness
Attacking automakers for emissions but Tesla violates Clean Air Act
"critical feedback super appreciated" but he smears reporters for factual reporting
"manufacturing is Tesla's biggest advantage" when it's clearly its biggest weakness
Attacking automakers for emissions but Tesla violates Clean Air Act
"Teslas are made with love," but persistent worker safety issues
"safest car ever," but cleans up nasty defects with stealth recalls, TSBs & NDAs
alleges Big Oil PR conspiracies, but court filings reveal his massive secret PR network
"we just want more EVs," but bash every one
"safest car ever," but cleans up nasty defects with stealth recalls, TSBs & NDAs
alleges Big Oil PR conspiracies, but court filings reveal his massive secret PR network
"we just want more EVs," but bash every one
The scariest part of this is how well this works. This willingness to say whatever was most convenient in any given moment, and to wax self-righteous even in the midst of shameful hypocrisy, is a huge part of how the Tesla mythos has been able to eclipse the underlying reality.
Final point, before I log off for a week's vacation: even if you're capable of the mental contortions required to justify Musk's shamelessness, do you really want to live in a society where everyone acts like this? Don't kid yourself, his runaway success guarantees everyone will.
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