If he was that accomplished at “pinpoint(ing) bottlenecks and skip(ping) red tape and the game of telephone”, why’d he let things get this bad again after the “production hell” of the Model 3? 

Why do Musketeers insist on ignoring the thousands of talented people at both SpaceX and Tesla who are actually responsible for the success they’ve enjoyed? Elon has his talents to be sure, but his education does not qualify him as a rocket scientist or automotive engineer.

This. A million times this. 

You’re forgetting:

That’s shorter talk! We gotta move fast and break things!

I am Skyfire77's complete and utter lack of shock at this turn of events. 

OMG yes! I knew this reminded me of something!

Equally likely:

I was absolutely ready to believe there were/are people who would get plexiglass trunk lids (though honestly I’d expect it more for the car audio crowd), but by the bit about the luggage companies I was suspicious.

Thanks for looking.

Might make a decent artificial reef though.

Caress of Krieger

Meat vending machine.

1. Entities enforce their trademarks/copyright/trade dress as rabidly or apathetically as they see fit, especially with trademark as that can be rescinded if it’s not enforced

It almost certainly didn’t immediately start at “Delete your videos and we’re sending a flatbed for the car.”. He probably did get a C&D letter, maybe even a call from her lawyers, and either ignored them or got a shitty lawyer to try and fight it (maybe even both). At that point Halicki files suit and he’s looking at…