• Folstar@lemmus.org
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    2 days ago

    assuming an absence of competition

    And that no one comes up with a better tech and extending it out 20 years for… reasons. Sure. Ok. Trillion dollar company under those very reasonable assumptions.

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      2 days ago

      Musk’s done an excellent job of cornering the market in a few other sectors, EVs most notably. You’ll notice how all the other American firms and even a few of the Japanese and Korean companies are bowing out and running away.

      I’m not saying its a safe bet. But it’s not as unreasonable as you might think.

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        24 hours ago

        Tesla has 7.7% of EV market share. What “few other sectors” were you referring to?

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          23 hours ago

          He’s got his finger in virtually every major AI pot. And his Boring Company has big footed proper HSR for decades

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            13 hours ago

            So, having fingers in the pot is “cornering the market”? I’m not entirely sure what your second sentence even means.

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              13 hours ago

              having fingers in the pot is “cornering the market”?

              Elon’s a partner in a domestic AI cartel, which operates with the support of the US government.