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'Alright so here’s the gameplan: 1. Elon removed as CEO by SEC order - can’t be CEO of a public company 2. Tesla stock drops 50% 3. Tesla stock becomes so ch

'Alright so here’s the gameplan: 1. Elon removed as CEO by SEC order - can’t be CEO of a public company 2. Tesla stock drops 50% 3. Tesla stock becomes so cheap they take it private 4. Musk reinstated as CEO' https://twitter.com/AustenAllred/status/1045554529914089472 https://twitter.com/AustenAllred/status/1045554529914089472

Theodores 8y ago
I am inclined to believe that he was just putting the '420' number with a dollar sign in front of it just to amuse his girlfriend, as per the BBC reporting. Motivation is not in the sensible world, there is no gameplan beyond impressing the lady. There is a rich tradition of this in Silicon Valley. Whole companies are built just to impress a lady.
- rchaud 8y ago
  The infantilization of tech CEO culture could at least be explained by the ubiqiuity of college-aged founders. And yet I can't think of a single one that did something so obviously ill-advised, and tried to play it off as "it was just a joke bro". For a frame of reference, look at the difference in Zuckerberg's public statements as CEO today vs those he made as an obnoxious techbro CEO at age 20. Musk is close to 50 years old. Are we to believe a man of his age thinks a 420 reference would make his 30yo girlfriend laugh?
  - Theodores 8y ago
    50 years old is mid-life crisis time. If his girlfriend has already seen enough of capitalism then upsetting wall Street might just be a naughty thing to make her laugh, if wrapped up in a 420 reference, worth it for two minutes even if costing billions. These things happen when mid-life crisis strikes some people. People in their twenties that get thrust into the limelight generally do defer to some more sensible babysitting advisers, as per the Google deal with Schmidt. The handcuffs are on as far as money and share valuations go with the junior crowd. It is the 'responsible 50 year old adults' you need to worry about.
- whamlastxmas 8y ago
  HN never fails to disappoint. Anything to hate on Musk, including accusing him of building multiple tremendously successful companies just to appease his girlfriend. Clearly a substantiated opinion.

Theodores 8y ago

I am inclined to believe that he was just putting the '420' number with a dollar sign in front of it just to amuse his girlfriend, as per the BBC reporting. Motivation is not in the sensible world, there is no gameplan beyond impressing the lady. There is a rich tradition of this in Silicon Valley. Whole companies are built just to impress a lady.

rchaud 8y ago
The infantilization of tech CEO culture could at least be explained by the ubiqiuity of college-aged founders. And yet I can't think of a single one that did something so obviously ill-advised, and tried to play it off as "it was just a joke bro". For a frame of reference, look at the difference in Zuckerberg's public statements as CEO today vs those he made as an obnoxious techbro CEO at age 20. Musk is close to 50 years old. Are we to believe a man of his age thinks a 420 reference would make his 30yo girlfriend laugh?
- Theodores 8y ago
  50 years old is mid-life crisis time. If his girlfriend has already seen enough of capitalism then upsetting wall Street might just be a naughty thing to make her laugh, if wrapped up in a 420 reference, worth it for two minutes even if costing billions. These things happen when mid-life crisis strikes some people. People in their twenties that get thrust into the limelight generally do defer to some more sensible babysitting advisers, as per the Google deal with Schmidt. The handcuffs are on as far as money and share valuations go with the junior crowd. It is the 'responsible 50 year old adults' you need to worry about.
whamlastxmas 8y ago
HN never fails to disappoint. Anything to hate on Musk, including accusing him of building multiple tremendously successful companies just to appease his girlfriend. Clearly a substantiated opinion.