Software developer, businessman, futurist, careful observer of the human condition, often too honest for my own good, more of a quarterback than a cheerleader.
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Ron Rosell retweeted
Creo que Tesla está tomando un rumbo equivocado. Y me duele decirlo.
Que conste que lo dice alguien que ha sido accionista de Tesla, que conduce un Tesla, que admira profundamente a Elon Musk y que lleva años defendiendo la marca frente a sus detractores.
Y, sin ánimo de ofender a los superfans de Tesla, creo que la compañía (o Elon) está perdiendo el norte.
Entiendo perfectamente la apuesta por la conducción autónoma, la inteligencia artificial y el Cybercab.
El futuro puede estar ahí y seguramente Elon vuelva a sorprendernos.
Pero ¿de verdad tiene sentido apostarlo prácticamente todo a una sola carta?
Mientras Tesla concentra sus esfuerzos en los robotaxis y deja en segundo plano modelos como el S, el X o incluso el Cybertruck dentro de unos meses, otros fabricantes avanzan a una velocidad de vértigo.
¿Dónde está ese Tesla pequeño y asequible que podría arrasar en Europa?
¿Dónde está la apuesta por ampliar la gama y competir en segmentos donde las marcas chinas están entrando con una fuerza brutal?
Y luego está otro problema del que se habla bastante menos: el servicio posventa.
Por una experiencia personal con mi Model Y, llevo casi dos meses sufriendo una atención por parte de Tesla que considero absolutamente impropia de una marca de este nivel.
Cada vez hay más coches circulando, pero los servicios técnicos parecen incapaces de absorber semejante crecimiento.
Hasta el punto de que yo, un auténtico enamorado de Tesla, estoy planteándome cambiar de marca.
Y eso debería preocuparle.
Porque puedes tener la mejor tecnología del mundo, pero si te olvidas de fabricar los coches que la gente quiere comprar y de cuidar a quienes ya confiaron en ti, tienes un problema.
Ojalá me equivoque, pero creo que Tesla está cometiendo un error estratégico importante.
Suerte a sus accionistas y podéis comenzar el "hate" contra mi 👊
#tesla #cybertruck #modely $TSLA
There are a few other things I’d petition the board about, but this is a good start.
Stop the Discontinuation of Cybertruck - Sign the Petition! c.org/yntGwCmYQ7 via @CdnChange
Elon is killing it. Not “Tesla”.
I often draw this distinction when countering protesters who attack Tesla to express their anger with Elon. He’s not the majority stakeholder, and while he has input he doesn’t design or build the cars.
To his credit Elon has marshalled a lot of great talent, but those talented people are the ones who design and build cars, rockets, satellites, etc. Elon didn’t even design the roadster, apart from probably saying gas thrusters would be cool; someone else did that while Elon spent months tweeting about how corrupt everyone who disagreed with him was … people who now are in a position to make important decisions about his companies. (I think that’s also a major factor in the marketing headwinds the Cybertruck encountered. Elon turned it into a political icon.)
Moreover, very often that talent is at odds with Elon’s obsessions, like the protracted dispute over his demand to remove steering wheels and pedals much earlier on.
Some of the best talent has left.
I suspect there are many unhappy people among the 140,000 who work at Tesla right now. As for investors, while their portfolios may be down for now, and likely will recover, I think many are having a wake-up moment about the company’s leadership, and not only because of the Cybertruck.
Ron Rosell retweeted
I want to talk to my pro-Israel friends about Steve Davidson, the Jewish publisher of Amazing Stories, who just died.
I had a tremendous amount of backchannel stress with Steve before October 7th, when he was warning science fiction about the dangers of China hosting the Hugo awards. He said that the most important event in science fiction being linked with communism was bad for our integrity. He said they would try to censor which works we honored. He said we were aligning with a regime that was fundamentally evil and authoritarian and that was wrong.
We had a fight. I called him a racist.
And of course, China did exactly what he said they would. They decided what we could say and what works we could honor.
It was a huge scandal and a lot of people correctly had their careers destroyed by capitulating to the CCP. Steve was right the entire time and I was wrong. As a Jew, he saw something I was blind to. Something any Jew who understands the history of the Soviet Union could see.
After October 7th, when I started waking up to the dangers of terrorism and theocrat Islamism, Steve and I grew much closer - frequently talking about Israel policy privately. We shared honest opinions about terrorism. About defending yourself from people that want to kill you. And about making the choice to live when people next to you who are asleep don’t care if you die.
I’ve seen a lot of loving tributes about Steve. But I’ve not seen any that note him for his Zionism and his willingness to bring that perspective to our community to make us see things we might not want to see. 
Science fiction is erasing that Zionism in choosing what to say about him. It’s not how he would want to be remembered. It fundamentally defined how he saw the world.
May Steve Davidson’s memory be a blessing. He was a proud Jew. He was a Maccabee. And he was my friend.
Ron Rosell retweeted
The bad news keeps piling up. What happened in America last night is a catastrophe. Take AIPAC’s worst nightmares, double them, and you still don’t get close.
The only consolation is that Abdul El-Sayed won his Senate seat by a smaller margin than expected. Will the Democrats learn that anti-Israel politics and antisemitism cost you votes? I doubt it. And a great many Jews voted for him anyway.
It’s getting worse. First the Democrats blamed Israel for America’s troubles: grocery prices, America’s slipping standing, the war with Iran.
Now, with JD Vance’s tweet and Donald Trump Jr.’s share, the Republicans are blaming Israel for the Republican Party’s troubles. Vance’s message: we stuck too close to Israel.
That is far more dangerous. Israel now faces its biggest challenge in Washington since at least the 1975 “reassessment,” when Ford and Kissinger froze arms deals to pressure Jerusalem.
There’s only one answer I know of: a national unity government. Flirting with a new election, a minority government propped up by the Arab parties, or a deal with the Haredim would be a grave mistake.
In summary, if you’ve dealt with narcissists and sociopaths you’ll know that they can come across as quite charming and likeable … until you really get to know them. Then the mask slips and the psychopathy comes through.
Listen to the people who know this man well.
I have refused to talk about Sarah. She was the last person within this orbit I communicated with after I departed from the campaign, and I do actually like her. Wives are off limits generally, and I know she is just being supportive, but she is lying here.
Between this and Abdul giving Instagram advice to young men on how to treat women, I have to say something I’ve held off on mostly.
Abdul’s mistreatment of staff was what first me woke up to him, and pulled my rose colored glasses off. In particular one person was emotionally/mentally abused to the point their parents had to check them into the hospital. I made an effort to check in on this person daily just to make sure they ate and actually slept. Most days they didn’t. This moved me to the area of concern of this person potentially committing self harm, to which I called DC general council (Max Glass) leadership and told him that he needed to tell Abdul to back off. This person would break down in tears often, and once in front of Abdul at a breakfast in Dearborn. To which he reacted detached and even annoyed.
This framing of this honest principled caretaker of a man is a lie. I have witnessed him blame his wife for things he’s done, express interest in cheating on her, abuse staff, lie to one group of voters and then the next, and so much more. Abdul would and did do just about anything to win.
My closing point still stands, as my opening project since I felt the duty to warn. Even if you take away the national security concerns. Abdul is a manufactured man, and if he wins (I expect benson to carry him over the line), there will be plenty of stories out of that senate office to confirm this.
Ron Rosell retweeted
If you’re under 30, the most important thing you need to understand about Stevens’ endorsement is that, just 10 years ago, a candidate who (a) signed a letter urging the Muslim Brotherhood to eliminate pro democracy dissidents in Egypt, or (b) refused to disavow a surrogate who claimed America deserved 9/11 or an ad that claimed you can’t afford groceries because bloodthirsty Israelis love to kill children, or (c) said “hurt people hurt people” about a terrorist who tried to murder dozens of children, would not have polled above 2% in a Democratic primary, and that today a Democrat who says that supporting a candidate like the above is a bridge too far in the name of party loyalty is being called a traitor by the Democrat Senate Minority Leader.
Haley Stevens is a patriot who put country over party.
This is from my physician (who’s also a friend).
And he’s right.
Whatever your thoughts and views are on politics, we have a massive problem in this province when an ambulance takes over an hour to arrive at your doorstep, people are waiting 8+ hours for care in Emergency departments, and cancer patients are waiting months for scans, treatments and biopsies. These are just some of the healthcare issues we face and it’s simply unacceptable to have such poor healthcare with the amount of tax we pay. After nearly 10 years in power, I believe it’s time for a change. #bcpoli
Ron Rosell retweeted
Mass resignations are just another symptom of BC's failing public healthcare system.
- This month, five neurologists are resigning their positions with Interior Health
- Last October, all seven obstetricians and gynecologists at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops resigned
- That same month, four psychiatrists resigned from Vernon Jubilee Hospital
- Seven pediatricians also resigned from Kelowna General Hospital between 2023 and 2025
An independent review published earlier this year described an atmosphere of "reduced trust" and "deteriorating working relations" between physicians and health authority leadership.
Too bad for the doctors: our system makes it so that the local health authority is the only buyer of hospital doctors' labour. A doctor who rejects its terms can't work for a competing hospital; their only option is to quit.
How do we fix this?
There is a middle ground between our failing system and the US's crazy system. It's time for us to level up for everyone's benefit and look to more publicly funded, privately delivered care. In fact, that's how many of our peers do it: Australia, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Everyone will benefit from the more efficient allocation of resources and improved user experience that come with competition and incentive alignment.
We're getting exactly what the system is built for. It's not going to magicaly improve. We need to change the system.
End the government monopoly on healthcare.
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
The world may be going to hell, but at least we’ve dodged this particular bullet.
~76% of Albertans have voted against having a binding referendum on secession. Of those who intended to vote in favour of holding the referendum, polls indicate that most wanted to “send a message” to Ottawa and gain bargaining leverage for a renewed confederation, not necessarily secede.
That puts hardcore “leave” supporters at about 8%. I expect those revolutionaries find themselves on the tail of some other bell curves as well.
Ron Rosell retweeted
We are past warnings. Cities are burning. More will follow. This will come to the United States IMO. This is an attack on western societies and values. Yes, there are many root causes. Uncontrolled migration without assimilation. International funding of protest for violent purposes. Issues of affordability. Education. Housing shortages. Employment opportunities, etc.
They started with issues but then are quickly hijacked by ultra-left radicals, islamist, the red-green alliance, opportunists, and those brainwashed by victimhood.
Why? Lack of values, purpose, and identity. With eroded traditional sources of identity and purpose (family, nation, vocation, faith), huge groups fill the void by claiming victim status or becoming advocates for other designated supposed victims. Responsibility is externalized: the system - capitalism, democracy, natives, “the West,” or some oppressor always explains their personal or collective shortfalls. This produces victimhood culture, beliefs of shared grievance, and alliances with radicals who offer belonging through struggle rather than responsibility, competence, or reform.
The leftists/Marxist, the Islamists, and those thirsting for purpose don’t want reforms. They want to destroy society. They want identity through victimhood and destruction. They take no responsibility for their own status, there is always an oppressor to blame, always someone else’s fight. So they burn what they won’t fix.
Step one is law and order. Reinforce the police. Enforce the law. Arrest, track, and if applicable deport every single person who commits violence or crimes.
These won’t be the last protests or cities to burn if "let's address their grievances," suicidal empathy, victimhood culture, political cowardliness continues.
Ron Rosell retweeted
Here's the darkest truth.
Many of my fellow Democrats can't look closely at the Israel situation because it requires you to consider politically inconvenient truths you can't voice to the NPR pledge mug crowd.
✅ A lot of Muslims believe insane conspiracy theories about Jews and are bigots
✅ The Palestinians will continue to try to annihilate Israel regardless of what Israelis do
✅ Israel had a responsibility to its own citizens to prevent another October 7th. It may be distasteful to see the horrific images of war, but that's the reality of war
✅ America is letting scores of people into the country with beliefs exactly like Hamas. This is bad public policy for all Americans, not just Jews.
I did not enjoy having my eyes opened up on any of these things. I understand they make me socially radioactive to a lot of people that have never run from an incoming missile into a bomb shelter.
But it doesn't make them less true.
And you have to actually go to Israel to understand it.
When I was last in Area B of the West Bank, I was being escorted by a former IDF officer. We rounded a corner, and he puts his hand out ordering me to turn around. I look up and across the security fence, Arabs with guns are staring at us.
It's so easy for Americans to whine about this situation when they've never stopped for lunch next to soldiers patrolling for suicide bombers.
Republicans are very bad at governing, but they do understand that bad people exist in the world and sometimes you have to defend yourself. Until Democrats can grasp this simple truth, our analysis of Israel will continue to be dead wrong.
Ron Rosell retweeted
Zelenskyy: "When our strikes reached Yandex data centers, it suddenly became little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. Many people noticed it.
There was less hate, less division, fewer provocations because there were fewer bots. It's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.
If they disappeared when Yandex went offline, this proves once again that Europe is not the source of the problems."
The big problem is that Russia figured out how modern society consumes information a decade ago, but the West hasn't.
There are millions of bots commenting and posting Russian propaganda. There are paid influencers spreading it, with Russian bots supporting their content.
There is a gigantic machine operating to radicalize and influence Western societies, and there is not enough defense in place.
It doesn't just influence elections, it sows discord, engulfs societies in culture wars, radicalizes teenagers, and shapes political decisions when elected officials fail to read the room.
That needs to change. And fast.
A friend who lives in this neighbourhood heard the explosion last night. Turns out, a car burst into flames.
The story never mentions the make of the car, so we know it wasn't a @Tesla. If it had been, the headline would have been "Fiery Tesla tries to kill us all". 😒
Driver escapes burning car after accidentally setting it on fire, Vancouver police say ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
Ron Rosell retweeted
One of the most damaging ideas taking hold in Canada is that someone else’s success must have come at your expense.
That getting ahead means taking from someone else.
Wealth isn’t inherently zero sum. You can build something useful, solve a problem, take a risk, and create value for yourself and others. Jobs, opportunity, prosperity.
When an athlete becomes the best in their field, we celebrate them. We don’t assume their achievement came through exploitation. We see what’s possible. Their success inspires the next generation to pursue their own.
We should bring that same energy to people building businesses.
Canada needs more people who want to build, invest, hire, and succeed.
If we keep framing success as a moral failure, what are we teaching our kids?
To resent what someone else has built, instead of believing they can build something too.
I want the next generation growing up with optimism and ambition, not envy dressed up as fairness.
Ron Rosell retweeted
Elon,
I try sometimes to defend you.. then you go off and spout ignorant and hurtful comments like this to your millions of followers.
You are not helping your image and continue to tarnish the reputation of the brands you lead.
Seriously, THINK before tweeting..
T - True. Is what you’re saying accurate?
H - Helpful. Does your message help?
I - Inspiring. Do your words inspire and uplift
N - Necessary. Do you have to speak?
K - Kind. Is the delivery respectful?
You can definitely do better.
Ron Rosell retweeted
I generally support and even admire Elon in his business ventures, but he has a terrible habit of weighing in on subjects he barely understands, and he has one hell of a megaphone. He’ll blurt out a random, half-baked musing on some controversy and within hours half a billion people will know of it.
Having the freedom to do that does not make it a wise thing to do, especially for someone with his fiduciary responsibilities. His freedom of speech does not free him, or the businesses he’s tied to, from consequences, and the many occasions when he’s done this sort of thing have already caused substantial economic damage to the businesses, to investors, even to customers who have to deal with retaliatory vandalism and public scorn.
Overall his personal political activism is incompatible with his role as CEO and spokesman of a public, consumer-facing company.
I expect when they figure out who authorized this pilot’s hiring at @flydubai, MBZ will have “a word” with that manager himself.
It won’t be a pleasant chat.
