He is a genius marketer but he also has an ability (or his teams) to miraculously deliver and save himself of his lies. I remember 2018/2019 and Tesla on the verge of running out of cash, the production nightmares etc. He lied, as you said, repeatedly, with taking private 420, with robotaxis everywhere in 2 years thanks to fully autonomous vehicle he knew were impossible, he raised money on those lies, and was successful at solving the issues (probably thanks to the money he raised on those lies)
Musk is certainly selling narratives and lies but he is also, certainly also quite good at getting things done. There is an issue with regulator and justice punishing only the liars who fail. Basically, if Elizabeth Holmes had in the end found a business model for Theranos, the fake tests would have been forgotten. As long as you don’t punish liars who succeed, despite their success, you will continue seeing Holmes, Maddoffes, Bankman-Fried the guy from Fyre Festival etc. This fake it till you make it ethos is a bad one
edouard
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