Re: Yeah, voluntary
He certainly is a sociopath, I can agree with you on that, but he is getting things done.
Henry Ford's wife drove an electric car. They're nothing new. Neither are the challenges around widespread adoption.
Do you love your economic prosperity being at the whim of OPEC members?
Hell yes. Oil hit $20 today, but bounced back a little. Too bad that's not passed on to our energy costs, but they're busily rising to pay for Green scams.
On the plus side however, in 1968 a chap by the name of Paul Erlich wrote a book called 'The Population Bomb', which stated that the Earth was overpopulated, and by 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. Other fiction writers like David Attenborough liked this idea, and so helped spawn organisations like the "Optimum Population Trust". Both of course are now in the age range where they can do their bit, and mitgate the problem.
Musk meanwhile, has tweeted that he'll have a go at making ventilators for ICUs.. I mean how hard can that be?
Meanwhile, there's the economic challenge. Like Tesla's dubious finances and the impact of any prolonged recession.. Which is much the same as other businesses are facing, just with more zeros. Which is also a challenge for the US, ie job losses are already climbing fast, and it also has the problem of it's healthcare costs. Being put into an induced coma & on a ventilator isn't exactly a cheap option, which may perhaps force the US to take a closer look at it's healthcare system and inequality.