> Tesla existed before Musk, who merely invested in the company and then rewrote the history to make him a “founder”.

The world is scattered with the skeletons of failed car startups. Outside of China, there hadn’t been one to succeed at a meaningful level for a long time, and no one gave any new entrant much hope of survival, much less one that was also trying to create a whole new sector and the infrastructure to support it.

Like it or not, Tesla’s survival let alone its level of success has been extraordinary.

It’s impossible to know whether it would have succeeded without Musk’s involvement; but… the probabilities suggest perhaps not.

> Fast forward 20 years, and now we have musk shills calling people “revisionists” when they just state facts.

I assume this barb is aimed at me.

I’m far from a Musk “shill”. I strongly dislike the person he’s become, the way he behaves, and the huge opportunities he’s squandered as a result and along the way. I refuse to buy his products.

However, I’m just not emotionally involved in either direction and try to be factual and neutral. He’s a horrible person who has led companies that have achieved extraordinary things.

Ironically, people who can’t see past their emotions and spend time on the internet throwing insults around in discussions exist on both sides, whether they’re a “shill” or an anti-shill, or hater, or whatever terms fits (you) best.