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Old 09-17-2021, 12:28 PM   #14
robg
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Originally Posted by clyde View Post
Musk's willingness to be detrimentally disruptive is a primary Tesla asset. I can spend all week telling you about how awful he is for it, but I've never denied its effectiveness. I don't think Tesla would be as successful as it is without him.

But now that he's shown the mousetrap can be totally different than what's come before, is he necessary to making the mousetrap better? I'm inclined to think not. But I'd love to something from him that no one else has thought of/found a way to make work.
Yep. I'm of the opinion that he doesn't seem to provide much value in terms of "improving the mousetrap". But his presence certainly helps Tesla achieve/maintain its high market cap which gives it access to the captial necessary to keep expanding.
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