Saturday, October 19, 2019
Constants and Variables 141, big mistake edition
Constant 1:
Boeing is stupid in exactly the same way that Tesla is stupid. Both are making real-world machines using a software-world mindset. Both assume that the real laws of Newtonian physics are just arbitrary Social Constructs which can be overcome by the Will Of Software.
Constant 2:
Both are major players in Share Value. Boeing is a big part of the Dow, and Tesla is a big part of NASDAQ. Both are focused primarily on satisfying NYC investors. Keeping customers alive is not even secondary; more like thousandary on the list of priorities.
Variable:
Tesla has vast armies of religiously motivated trolls who instantly smash all truth and logic.
There are no pro-Boeing trolls.
At most there are establishment types who defend Boeing's stupid explanations as authoritative, but they don't throw feces at the antis.
Conclusion:
Boeing's big mistake is its failure to develop a cult. Even though it claims to be a "tech company", it's not a religion.
Labels: Constants and Variables, Deadthink
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