Elon Musk is the biggest scam artist in history and we are all in trouble
u/Low-Win-6691 ·
Reddit — r/StockMarket
· April 08, 2026 at 04:21
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The post is a highly critical rant against Elon Musk, arguing that Tesla's valuation is built on years of unfulfilled promises regarding autonomous driving, the Roadster, Robotaxis, and the Optimus robot.
The author also warns retail investors about an upcoming SpaceX IPO, claiming it will be used to offload overvalued shares onto 401k retirement accounts.
Quality assessment: This is primarily noise and speculation driven by frustration, lacking rigorous financial due diligence or data-backed valuation models.
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Tesla was promising cars that could drive cross country and charge themselves with no driver absolutely by the end of 2018. Nowhere even close as of April 2026.
Tesla Roadster was a completely fictional car unveiled in in 2017 that could literally fly. They haven’t returned early order deposits to this day.
Tesla Robotaxi was going to replace car ownership with tens of millions and millions of autonomous cars on the road last year. There are none.
The Optimus Robot is going to replace the need for humans to do any work or have any skills and make everyone rich and was in mass production I think last year. There are none and wont be any for years. Tesla is also not a leader in robotics.
Elon has perfected the art of fucking over people who bet against his companies and also has tens thousands and thousands of bots on every social media platform to pump up his bullshit.
SpaceX IPO is coming up and will include large automatic investments in your 401k investments.
How are we allowing this to happen?
Tesla has consistently failed to deliver on major technological and product promises (FSD, Roadster, Robotaxi, Optimus) over the past decade. The company's massive valuation is propped up by these unfulfilled narratives and social media manipulation rather than underlying fundamentals, making it a toxic asset. However, the author explicitly notes Musk "perfected the art of fucking over people who bet against his companies," making shorting highly dangerous. Avoid taking a long position due to fraudulent promises, but avoid shorting due to irrational market dynamics and manipulation. Institutional backing continues to prop up the stock, or Tesla actually delivers a breakthrough in AI/Robotics that justifies the valuation.
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