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That's the case today, sure.

But, private corporations can be wound up. Nobody is ultimately obligated to maintain this kind of work.

If shit hits the fan, then it's not obvious that "Tesla, Inc." will stick around to deal with the consequences. (If it becomes medium-term unprofitable, then it seems to me obvious that it won't.)

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>(If it becomes medium-term unprofitable, then it seems to me obvious that it won't.)

I'll add that while I think it's unlikely ANY incorporated publicly traded business would stick it out to deal with the consequences... TESLA seems to have treated medium-term unprofitablity as a consequence of failing to meet quality and production goals without heavy divergence from long-term profitability plans.

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