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Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said

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Didn't Musk get rich solving complex problems? The ink isn't even dry yet and there is a rush to judgement, speculation, and wild assumptions that are simply shameful. How many cars did Tesla sell on the day after his investment?

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Re: Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said

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I’m still looking for a concise term for “someone who claims to be an expert but immediately reveals beyond any doubt that they have no clue what they’re saying, simply by opening their mouth on the subject.” Having Tesla engineers over to review Twitter code is definitely that. It’s ridiculous.

It's just another thing to add to the pile that should make anybody question why on earth people think he is a genius.

The mythos he has created around himself is comical and it's mind-blowing that anyone actually believes it. He literally spends his entire day trolling on social media, yet people think he's out there solving the world's greatest engineering problems.

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> One former Tesla engineer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly describe the matter but was not involved, said Tesla engineers would have trouble capably assessing Twitter’s code. Distributed systems, the large-scale and spread-out network that Twitter is composed of, are not the automaker’s specialty, the person said. > The “idea of Elon being flanked by his Tesla engineers reviewing Twitter code is…

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Re: Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said

#37

I’m still looking for a concise term for “someone who claims to be an expert but immediately reveals beyond any doubt that they have no clue what they’re saying, simply by opening their mouth on the subject.” Having Tesla engineers over to review Twitter code is definitely that. It’s ridiculous.

word you're looking for is charlatan

Re: Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said

#38

I’m still looking for a concise term for “someone who claims to be an expert but immediately reveals beyond any doubt that they have no clue what they’re saying, simply by opening their mouth on the subject.” Having Tesla engineers over to review Twitter code is definitely that. It’s ridiculous.

word you're looking for is charlatan

I was thinking that, perhaps.

But doesn’t that imply that Elon knows he’s a fraud and is trying to trick others? I don’t think Elon realizes he’s a fraud.

It’s like the opposite of impostor syndrome. When someone speaks with total confidence and absolute garbage comes out of their mouth.

Re: Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said

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> One former Tesla engineer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly describe the matter but was not involved, said Tesla engineers would have trouble capably assessing Twitter’s code. Distributed systems, the large-scale and spread-out network that Twitter is composed of, are not the automaker’s specialty, the person said. > The “idea of Elon being flanked by his Tesla engineers reviewing Twitter code is…

At the moment, my default position on all stories out of Twitter is that they didn't happen unless confirmed officially by Twitter. And the more nonsensical the story, the firmer that belief is for me.

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> One former Tesla engineer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly describe the matter but was not involved, said Tesla engineers would have trouble capably assessing Twitter’s code. Distributed systems, the large-scale and spread-out network that Twitter is composed of, are not the automaker’s specialty, the person said. > The “idea of Elon being flanked by his Tesla engineers reviewing Twitter code is…

From Musk’s POV, a bunch of solid, well-rounded, and experienced engineers you trust might be enough to tell you “this guy is full of shit” when talking to new people. Maybe it’s less about code quality and more about eng quality.

I guarantee Elon is surrounded by yes-men.
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