That's the Free Market, Elon

March 30, 2025

The market has spoken: Tesla is poison.

For as long as I can remember, Republicans have championed capitalism's free market as the ultimate standard. The premise is overly simplistic: let private companies compete for offering the best service or product. I could explain why this actually isn't beneficial in certain segments (the most obvious of which being health insurance), but I'll refrain for now.

The point is, billionaires like Elon love the free market because they attribute its existence to their financial situation. The market speaks loudly, and boy is it fun when it loves your business.

But now, we see that the market has had a change of heart towards Elon and Tesla, and the fact that he can barely stand it is hilarious on many levels.

Billionaires Have Low EQ

The problem with billionaires is that their emotional intelligence has been stunted. They live in a bubble of yes-men and continuous praise because everyone wants something from them. Suddenly, they start to believe that they're the smartest and funniest person in the room.

Elon suffers from this more than most billionaires, and it explains why he is on the verge of tears when talking about how “unfair” the treatment of Tesla has been by the “radical left”.

Sorry, Elon. The market is not radical. It is a mirror. Your core customer base (liberals) disapproves of you, and therefore the products that you sell. You should see this as a sign to change, but since your inner circle will continue to tell you how great of a guy you are, you will label this free market feedback as some sort of conspiracy theory.

Karma

Elon celebrated hacking away at the programs and departments that hundreds of thousands (millions, perhaps) rely upon for assistance. Employees of these programs are out on the streets. All the while, Elon danced on stage with a chainsaw.

But the moment that he starts to lose some of his livelihood, he calls people like Governor Tim Walz a “creep” and “huge jerk”. I'm sorry, but I simply cannot get on board with a narrative that the richest man in the world is actually the victim here.

If the market disapproves (and votes with their dollars), then you either make fundamental changes or go down on your ship – though at this point I don't think there is any change he could make that would save Tesla now.

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