I've been arguing about this article on another forum, and have been looking closely at how Musk is interpreting his own data - and he's being loose and fancy-free with it (both sides have engaged in embellishment, it seems). As a result, I don't think he's a shining bastion of honesty - I wouldn't trust Tesla any more than any other entity.
People value trustworthiness, and Musk's track record with public statements about his businesses definitely isn't the best in that regard -- though that largely concerns the utopian predictions/promises he likes to make, I suppose. Maybe statements of his about the current state of affairs are more reliable.
The substantiation is Musk's own words, easily visible to all.
Part of the "nothing is true" aspect is to make people start to doubt their own eyes. Let's not fall in honesty to the point where Musk's own Twitter timeline is not proof of what he is saying.
"Just because I tweet something doesn’t mean people believe it," Musk said.
Just because he is untrustworthy doesn't mean that people *don't* believe it. If he didn't *want* people to believe it, why did he say it?
As head of the company, he has a duty to be more cautious and responsible with his public statements lest he gets sued. If he doesn't know or the situation is unsure/unsettled, don't make a public announcement that can mislead people.
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