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minus-squaremoodylinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·2 years agoBasically anything Musk says, I assume the opposite is true. Anything he wants, I assume the opposite is better. Anything he opposes is probably what’s best.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoAs appealing as that is, it’s not a safe rule to follow with absolute strictness. He’s not wrong in this case.
minus-squareschizoidman@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoFord Chairman said something similar as well long before the statement from elon. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-chairman-says-us-cant-yet-compete-with-china-evs-cnn-interview-2023-06-18/
Basically anything Musk says, I assume the opposite is true. Anything he wants, I assume the opposite is better. Anything he opposes is probably what’s best.
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As appealing as that is, it’s not a safe rule to follow with absolute strictness. He’s not wrong in this case.
Ford Chairman said something similar as well long before the statement from elon.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-chairman-says-us-cant-yet-compete-with-china-evs-cnn-interview-2023-06-18/