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It may be a "boring" problem, but people aren't just paying for a reservation for nothing, ultimately they are expecting a car. And if there's no indication that they can meet the promises, that's a problem and he shouldn't be promising or giving wild production estimates in the first place.

Unless you believe that Musk is selling the ability for people to say they have a reservation. In which case there's no point to even bother building the cars in the first place.



but thousands of model3's are being produced and delivered every week. at this point it's just a matter of time for reservations to be filled and velocity will ramp up naturally as they improve their process. the investors panicking because velocity isn't doubled yesterday doesn't seem like long term thinking.


You can't focus on the long term at the expense of the short term if in between you're bankrupt.


This is a lot like the fallicious thinking surrounding poor people and why they so often remain in such shitty circumstances.

If they could afford long term planning and investment, by definition they wouldnt be poor.


...that’s not what investors are panicking over? You know that right?


The investors are panicking because Elon didn’t answer two pointless questions.

Perhaps they need to ask better questions next time?




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