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Is this really true or just clickbait being bandied about?
Very legit question that everybody should ask themselves when reading anything Musk related in 2024. In this case it seems true.
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Curiously, linked discussion has been downranked to Page 19 at time of posting.
This happens to almost every post that’s somewhat negative about Tesla. They mysteriously disappear from the front page within minutes even after getting a lot of engagement. I’m pretty sure some nefarious flagging is happening and I hope dang takes a look at it.
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Curiously, linked discussion has been downranked to Page 19 at time of posting.
This happens to almost every post that’s somewhat negative about Tesla. They mysteriously disappear from the front page within minutes even after getting a lot of engagement. I’m pretty sure some nefarious flagging is happening and I hope dang takes a look at it.
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It could be the opposite. Ford, Rivian and other third parties will be building to this standard. Tesla no longer needs to jump start the marketplace, so to speak.
Frankly, if Tesla continued in this way, it would soon raise antitrust issues. Would you want all your gasoline coming from the same company? Standard Oil was trust-busted a century ago for something similar. Expect the Supercharger team to reconstitute itself with funding from several automakers and/or VC. It seems to me that the 'just works' feature that we love about Superchargers is going to get some level of com…
Kinda do, because UX is just so superior.
But also we've learned this lesson with Apple/Google so well.
Wasn't this one of the things going well for tesla and positioning to actually not just be a car company? When does SpaceX go to shit now and all that tax money subsidizing it go to waste?
A few years ago I fully expected Tesla to pull out of the vehicle game and focus on drivetrains, self-driving software, charging network and home/commercial battery banks.
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A few years ago I fully expected Tesla to pull out of the vehicle game and focus on drivetrains, self-driving software, charging network and home/commercial battery banks.
Tons of companies already do those pieces, but no single company is able to put together a best selling car doing all of the above.
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This happens to almost every post that’s somewhat negative about Tesla. They mysteriously disappear from the front page within minutes even after getting a lot of engagement. I’m pretty sure some nefarious flagging is happening and I hope dang takes a look at it.
I usually flag posts like these after a scan through the comments, as even though the article is tech related, the comments on this type of topic are usually uninsightful, 90% of the time just being typical political/social echo chamber warfare, an excuse for people to post low quality comments shitting on the persona non grata, in this case, Elon. These types of topics on HN usually accomplish nothing other than inc…