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Elon Musk 'Close to Tears' in Interview, Says He's Running Businesses 'With Great Difficulty' as Tesla Sees Worst Stock Drop in Years (www.tvfandomlounge.com)

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While Elon indulges in political theater and self-aggrandizing quips, Tesla is experiencing an unprecedented slump in both sales and stock value.

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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

He wasn't close to tears, he just needed time to think of something to say that won't tank his wealth.

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Has he tried saying nothing? That would probably work.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Little lte for that now, yeah? It definitely would've worked if he started 10-15 years ago.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

Maybe he was. Maybe Thiel had a conversation with him about drawing more of the wrong kind of attention.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yah everyone is reading way too much into this man, he's just a mentally unwell incel who figured out how to get money from people. His emotional state is probably a mess but it doesn't mean he's about to cave in. He has more money than God and he isn't going to crash out so easily.

Hot tip: it's a LOT easier to secure huge amounts of funding than you think, it certainly doesn't take intelligence, just good connections and a complete lack of self-awareness, I know from unfortunate experience that you can secure millions in financing simply by sounding sure of yourself and talking in ways that are too convoluted for everyone to understand... I have literally seen million-dollar checks handed over because everyone in the room didn't want to feel stupid.