We're just as bad as the anti-Tesla folks if we choose to ignore the reasons upon which they base their claims. I personally rarely look at anything written by that author but I can see why it would make sense to do so.
In order to make a convincing argument for Tesla, you need to know the arguments against Tesla. Keeping our heads in the sand just makes for sandy hair...
I would agree with you in the case of anybody with an intellectually honest bearish view.
Anton has been blatantly intellectually dishonest re Tesla for at least six years in literally dozens of blogs on Seeking Alpha and Street.com.
One quick and humorous example that has stuck with me, his 8/4 2014 conclusion re how the then new Dodge Challenger is the end of Tesla,
“Tesla's life in the sun was nice while it was lasted. We all enjoy novelties, and new technology in particular. But now the Dodge brothers are back, and they put an end to this fruit-fly's life. Bye-bye, Tesla.”
Dodge to Tesla: Eat Your Heart Out
As I said there are dozens of examples of his intellectual dishonesty.
There was also the time he basically tried to brag to me on Seeking Alpha that he was a master of being able to argue any side of an argument regardless of what he thinks. He wrote something to that effect very directly in a comment to me. Disclosure, haven’t spent time on SA for years, and do not recommend doing so, lols.
Finally, there’s this, though I didn’t see in a quick google search how the lawsuit ended,
“The lawsuit alleges, among other matters, that between January 3, 2000 and July 20, 2000, UBS Warburg distributed research reports written by Wahlman that were false and misleading because they maintained a "buy" rating on Interspeed stock while, at the same time, Wahlman was privately sending e-mails to UBS personnel indicating that he believed that Interspeed stock should be shorted. The lawsuit also charges that Wahlman's research reports were false and misleading because Wahlman failed to disclose to the investing public his belief that Interspeed was engaging in "creative accounting."”
Investors Win Victory Against UBS Warburg in Analyst Research Lawsuit
funny that this was UBS, same firm that came out with a Tesla price target drop today.
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