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		dgrin91 on Oct 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla has been testing a robotaxi service in the B... Paypal did very well, no? Solar City wasn't a homerun like spacex, but I wouldn't call it a failure. America PAC is not something I agree with, but again, not clear what your point about it is? We can agree that he is an asshole and also acknowledge the fact that he has a statistically significant success rate for big engineering tasks.

threeseed on Oct 24, 2024 [–]

a) He was fired from PayPal for his poor management and erratic behaviour.

b) SolarCity has been unquestionably a failure.

c) America PAC which handles most of the field operations for the Trump campaign has been in the news for how poorly it has been managed.

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