Thanks Jim. Yes, I've become more strident against Tesla fandom lately but I'd argue against the realization being "recent".
I wrote this then controversial op-ed in early 2020 warning about where things were headed w/ Tesla fandom and elon's social media feedback loop.
https://electrek.co/2020/05/12/tesla-super-fandom-becomes-toxic-negative-electric-revolution-op-ed/
I wrote this then controversial op-ed in early 2020 warning about where things were headed w/ Tesla fandom and elon's social media feedback loop.
https://electrek.co/2020/05/12/tesla-super-fandom-becomes-toxic-negative-electric-revolution-op-ed/
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I did a big leadership study starting in 2021, and by 2022 crystallized my findings into my CEO leadership hubris post.
He ticks all the boxes and goes further than that into madness.
https://hubris.jimcarroll.com
That said, I wish I'd done more or done things differently, but I'm not sure it would have helped that much.
Tesla fandom is cult like so I soon as I spoke against it, my words didn't mean anything to them.