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For all the headlines about an on-off relationship with Donald Trump, baiting liberals and erratic behaviour, Tesla shareholders are loath to part with Elon Musk.

Investors in the electric vehicle maker voted on Thursday to put the world’s richest person on the path to become the world’s first trillionaire, despite the controversy that is now seemingly intrinsic to his public profile.

Shareholders approved the $1tn compensation plan, which could yield the largest corporate payout in history if he meets a series of tough-looking goals, not least pushing Tesla from its current market value of $1.4tn to $8.5tn (£1.06tn to £6.4tn). Musk’s fortune, which includes a stake of about 12.5% in Tesla, is already worth $461bn.

“Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk,” says Dan Ives, a managing director at the US financial firm Wedbush. “Despite some of the brand damage Musk has caused to Tesla during his political stint, the AI future at Tesla depends on Elon.”

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[-] realitista@lemmus.org 36 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know when this stock will finally crash, but when it does it's going to be spectacular.

[-] skvlp@lemmy.wtf 12 points 3 weeks ago

It can’t happen soon enough. This guy needs to lose his money and fade into obscurity like yesterday.

[-] kbal@fedia.io 23 points 3 weeks ago

It's the deficient market hypothesis in action: If someone has money, he must be right. Therefore, give him more money.

[-] LordMayor@piefed.social 17 points 3 weeks ago

All of the investors that opposed this should divest, now. It’s the only sensible response.

[-] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 14 points 3 weeks ago

If they haven't divested yet, they have no morals and no common sense. Or they are betting on a more friendly future for Nazis. Either way, I think we need to stop caring what Tesla investors think. They're all Nazi sympathizers at this point.

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