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Comment Re:Shorts are running scared... (Score 1) 445

Totally anecdotal, but I know several people who have cancelled their reservations because they expected a $35K car and the only configurations being produced are $55k+. So they buy something like the Kia Niro or Nissan Leaf, instead. Tesla has already lost the under $40k EV market.

Comment Re: As usual promises for the future (Score 1) 268

Hi Rei, I just logged in to thank you. Back in October, when I said Tesla stock overpriced, you dared me to short it. Well, I did and I made a 10% gain in under 3 months! My only regret was not holding onto that short even longer so I could benefit from Elon Musk's latest batshit conference to torpedo the stock even further. But that's why its called a "short", right? Thanks again.

Comment Counterpoint (Score 3, Interesting) 405

Social media might inflame people's emotions. But it neutralizes their actions.

The major revolutions of the 19th century happened because people had to physically gather in order to air their grievances, discuss their ideas, and design their plots. Once they had a crowd gathered together, it was literally a step away from marching out into the streets and taking to the barricades. The internet doesn't have that physical organizational power. Keyboard warriors fuming away at their desks are relatively harmless. Sure, you might get few lone kooks who shoot up a church. But the instant gratification of social media cannot sustain large scale organized action.

Comment Re:You need to figure out something else first (Score 2) 327

There is no God-given right prevent your work from being copied, either. In the US, copyright is founded on Article 1, Section 8, clause 8 of the Constitution. “To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” If we determine that copyright laws are not in harmony with promoting science and art, we are justified in overturning those laws.

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