A lawyer, a politician, and Elon Musk walk into a bar. Wait, what was it they taught me on Sesame Street? One of these things…
Then I got my midterms back (I’m a co-op student here at IE+D), and I was harshly reminded that everyone makes mistakes. What matters is what you do about it. Sure, the pre-emptive apology was a genius PR move on Tesla’s part. Of course, it was what they HAD to do, wasn’t it? Maybe. Regardless, it takes courage to stand up and admit you failed, and for that I admire you, Elon. I appreciate your commitment to integrity and to serving your customers.
If integrity is a valuable trait in a car manufacturer, it will be even more so for his latest Hyperloop transportation system idea – you don’t want just anyone developing train-sized supersonic projectiles…