Elections Elon officially backing away from Trimp due to sinking profits

[PBAC]

Back away not today, autistic techno laaady

Weiterleitungshinweis

Tesla boss Elon Musk has pledged to "significantly" cut back his role in the US government after the electric car firm reported a huge drop in profit and sales for the start of this year.

Musk has led the newly created advisory body - the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge) - since last year, putting the world's richest man at the heart of cutting US spending and jobs.

But Musk said his "time allocation to Doge" would "drop significantly" from next month, adding he would spend only one to two days per week on it after accusations he has taken his focus off Tesla

 

[Neph]

Back away not today, autistic techno laaady

Weiterleitungshinweis

Tesla boss Elon Musk has pledged to "significantly" cut back his role in the US government after the electric car firm reported a huge drop in profit and sales for the start of this year.

Musk has led the newly created advisory body - the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge) - since last year, putting the world's richest man at the heart of cutting US spending and jobs.

But Musk said his "time allocation to Doge" would "drop significantly" from next month, adding he would spend only one to two days per week on it after accusations he has taken his focus off Tesla

Musk needs a radical makeover of his image because he's now associated with the cancer. I don't think he can do it, to be honest.

 

[IanEdwards]

Musk is talking shit. He will jump back into politics as soon as he needs attention again.

Sort of how @nhbbear will unblock me again when he wants my attention.

dude, as a mere outsider and newcomer to this forum and your posting history, all I can say is you're in this relationship which I would characterise as toxic online co-dependancy, and in which neither partner emerges from with anything but discredit.

give it the fuck up, man, its unseemly.

 

[ShadowRun]

I thought the oligarch did all this with Trump so he can increase his wealth. We been told this for months

 

[Cantalope]

All couples go through growing pains. I'm sure him and Donald will patch things up. First Lady Musk will be back rummaging through our social security soon enough.

 

[tastaylvr]

I’m still baffled at what he wanted to accomplish with this? He was already the richest person in the world with the most government funding. What could he possibly leverage with this?

 

[tastaylvr]

I thought the oligarch did all this with Trump so he can increase his wealth. We been told this for months

Is that really the conclusion you came to with this? You can’t be this stupid?

 

[HOLA]

Tesla literally would have lost money last quarter if not for government handouts.

They received $595 million in carbon credits and their net income was still only $409 million.

Let them fail and give the $600 million to feeding the homeless next time.

 

[HOLA]

I’m still baffled at what he wanted to accomplish with this? He was already the richest person in the world with the most government funding. What could he possibly leverage with this?

He thought he won the simulation, then started flying too close to the sun.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I thought the oligarch did all this with Trump so he can increase his wealth. We been told this for months

I'm not sure him backing out when he's realising that he's being negatively effected financially is exactly proof he wasn't in it for financial reasons.

 

[Cajun]

I’m still baffled at what he wanted to accomplish with this? He was already the richest person in the world with the most government funding. What could he possibly leverage with this?

Honestly I think he thought he could help. There were conspiracies that he was taking over, that he will use Trump etc. Ultimately he risked a lot considering the majority of his sale market are environmentally conscious and left leaning. He sends stuff to space at 1/20th the cost of NASA. I think he figured he could help. People paint him as evil etc but I think he sees issues and tries to solve them. Nothing more.

 

[Cajun]

I'm not sure him backing out when he's realising that he's being negatively effected financially is exactly proof he wasn't in it for financial reasons.

But the risks he took to get involved are much greater. Trump is only in for a few years. Then he risks incoming investigations and scrutiny. If he was getting so much under the table then he could just ride it out. But ultimately he was sitting pretty before and set to be the world's first trillionaire in a few years without involvement. The conspiracies are just that imo. Plenty of people make tons off the govt without being truly involved with the govt. All you need are friends in the govt to make serious bank.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

But the risks he took to get involved are much greater. Trump is only in for a few years. Then he risks incoming investigations and scrutiny. If he was getting so much under the table then he could just ride it out. But ultimately he was sitting pretty before and set to be the world's first trillionaire in a few years without involvement. The conspiracies are just that imo. Plenty of people make tons off the govt without being truly involved with the govt. All you need are friends in the govt to make serious bank.

If he knew and was willing to accept the risks why is he backing out rather than seeing it through?

 

[Crazy Source]

I thought the oligarch did all this with Trump so he can increase his wealth. We been told this for months

And it worked amazingly at first. After Trump won the election Elon's wealth soared. Then America got a taste of who Elon is. Turns out Americans don't like autistic nerds on ketamine firing a bunch of people and acting giddy about it.

 

[curryjunkie]

I’m still baffled at what he wanted to accomplish with this? He was already the richest person in the world with the most government funding. What could he possibly leverage with this?

sad thing is he could have helped modernise and streamline some of the older bureaucracy and actually made things better, but he chose to be a dick.

 

[Cajun]

If he knew and was willing to accept the risks why is he backing out rather than seeing it through?

Perhaps because it's a rougher road than he thought and he really isn't needed for day to day anyway. Others do the leg work. But ultimately it's not just him. It's his company and those that work directly and indirectly for Tesla. I can only speculate. But those that thought this was an easy path were just blowing smoke. When vast majority of your customers are on the left and the risks of retaliation and investigation when the pendulum swings are present... I think his intentions were to help. Its better just to have friends in the govt than to be tied to one party or the other if your goal is just to make money. Lobbyists make friends on both sides to get what they want. Thats the easier path. Noone knows the names of lobbyists but they make a whole lot of money off of the govt.

 

[ShadowRun]

I'm not sure him backing out when he's realising that he's being negatively effected financially is exactly proof he wasn't in it for financial reasons.

Eh I don't think he was ever in it to make profits. Getting deeply involved into politics isn't smart for business, you're alienating a % of voters, why take that risk.

 

[Cajun]

Eh I don't think he was ever in it to make profits. Getting deeply involved into politics isn't smart for business, you're alienating a % of voters, why take that risk.

100% correct. The better way is just having friends to do favors when you need. No direct ties. I truly think he wanted to help. The talk about his take over etc are nonsense.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Perhaps because it's a rougher road than he thought and he really isn't needed for day to day anyway. Others do the leg work. But ultimately it's not just him. It's his company and those that work directly and indirectly for Tesla. I can only speculate. But those that thought this was an easy path were just blowing smoke. When vast majority of your customers are on the left and the risks of retaliation and investigation when the pendulum swings are present... I think his intentions were to help. Its better just to have friends in the govt than to be tied to one party or the other if your goal is just to make money. Lobbyists make friends on both sides to get what they want. Thats the easier path. Noone knows the names of lobbyists but they make a whole lot of money off of the govt.

Everything I've seen this dude do gives me the impression that he's self-obsessed and wants to make everything about him, except this time it's making him look like an idiot.

 

[Seano]

Wasn't the DOGE thing only supposed to be for a couple of months?