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					Originally Posted by  HDGristle
					 
				 
				All the Tesla vandalism memes in the world aren't gonna pop them sales for Elmo.  We can tally that for souring consumer sentiment   
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Wanna bet? Tesla is doing just fine
However, it's Tesla's long-term prospects that count most. "Musk wants the company to be primarily viewed through the lens of AI and robotics rather than solely as an automotive company," Blank said.
Among the CEOs of automakers, "only Musk is perceived as an avatar of the future," Sosnick said.
Hence, investors' "faith is based less on corporate fundamentals than futurism—robotaxis, etc.—which is why the stock’s valuation is way above that of a conventional auto company," Sosnick said. "Thus, if you’ve already decided that the stock is all about the future, you can overlook some pesky details about the present."