Okay, enough with the “Tesla is cutting down a forest!” sensationalism. They aren’t cutting down the Amazon, these are not wild trees. They were planted by humans in straight lines specifically to be cut down for paper products (as mentioned in the attached article). Yes, it’s technically a forest, but I guess “Tesla…

Though I agree, I’ll note that they may be WORTH that much, its likely entirely tied up in their stock price.

Just like Jeff Bezos is worth whatever, it doesn’t mean he has that much in the bank or could buy something for even a double digit percentage of his networth (like a small country or a smaller planet).

These…

On top of this... they are billionaires due to their share of the company stocks going up... it’s not like they reach in to the piggy bank of profits and have yanked out 21 billion and said to hell with everyone else involved. Likely they aren’t showing profit as a company due to investment in rapid expansion and…

Most of those billions are imaginary.  The stock they own is “worth” billions, and that is the fault of the investors.

So Ford sells around 1.25M cars/yr, 2019 revenue around $160B with EBIT of around $5B and a market cap currently of about $28B. Meanwhile Carvana sells around 200,000 cars/yr, 2019 revenue about $4B, EBIT of a loss of 280M, and a market cap currently at $38B ... This is explained by what? Things? Capitalism? Yep that c…

If you don’t like the idea, take direct action and sell your Carvana stock.

Carvana is a car dealer, not an OEM.

I actually know some things about this type of thing.

The big irony here is that there is a 100% chance you will dial 911 if your life is ever in danger or have had a crime committed against you. 100% chance.

Speaking from my experience as a former Lyft/Uber driver (I quit to focus on running a business just to have the chance to make a living wage) and from my business knowledge (as a small business consultant), 90% of the rideshare driver’s job adheres to federal guidelines for independent contractor status. I haven’t…

I’ve been doing Uber/Lyft for extra cash for almost 3 years. I can’t imagine what being an “employee” would do for me. I don’t want the benefits. I don’t want a schedule. I don’t want a supervisor. I don’t want to have to explain to anyone why I “just didn’t feel like” driving on a particular Friday night, or have to…

Me too. He doesn't like disagreement or facts. He must be Elons illegitimate son. I consider it a badge of honor every time he sends me to the grey on his articles. 

True. Very true. 3rd account. Only negative postings were calling this writer out from time to time when he said something really silly. Doesn’t take dissenting opinions well.

Agreed. The flexibility is unmatched by anything else, and this is a pretty huge draw to the drivers. I’m curious to see how it will be structured if they do need to operate as employees, because they definitely will not be keeping the flexibility that makes the work so attractive in the first place. Plus they’ll…

Be careful. Disagreeing with Raph will get you shadowbanned. Ask me how I know.

Today, California ruled that Uber and Lyft must stop pretending that their drivers are independent contractors and start treating them for what they are: employees.

They took my butter knife, but left my sketchy stamped steel fork that legit looked like a prison shank.

The process to declare unloaded firearms in your checked luggage isn’t all that difficult, assuming you’re flying into a relatively gun friendly state, ie. avoid New York and New Jersey.

It’s just like the Lexus Predator grill. It’s huge and obtrusive when it doesn’t need to be. Here’s someone that took the grill from the M8 and put it on the new 4-series: