1. Except that there no evidence of a conspiracy, and my explanation is normal operation.
I’ve also acknowledged a conspiracy possibility, but without evidence, it’s just a good story. 2. I agree. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Aug 20, 2019, at 1:09 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 20 Aug 2019 at 9:26, Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote: >> >> he does point out an issue that I think helps make the company ripe for >> short sellers - Musk overpromises, and then doesn't deliver what he >> promises. (Yes, what he has delivered has been phenomenal, but that's >> neither here nor there.) >> >> So the stock (which seems to be overpriced under any accepted method for >> evaluation) rises on his overpromises, and then the shorts come in, betting >> he >> won't deliver on those promises. > > I don't have the ability to read minds. However, a couple of opinions: > > 1. I think the above is at least as plausible an explanation as the > conspiracy theories are. > > 2. It appears to me that many (probably most) of the shorties and other > similar market gamblers don't allow such considerations as sustainability or > scruples to get in the way of their short-term profit. They don't care > whether big oil or EVs win, or what the earth looks like 20 years from now, > just as long as they rake in the dough this quarter. > > "What has allowed so many psychopathic personalities to rise so high in > corporations, and now in government, is that they are so decisive. Unlike > normal people, they are never filled with doubts, for the simple reason that > they cannot care what happens next." -- Kurt Vonnegut > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
