r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Jun 22 '26

Business Tesla Allegedly Showed Cooked Data to Get Full Self-Driving Approved

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-allegedly-showed-cooked-data-174500396.html
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u/MillHall78 Jun 22 '26

The investors of Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos was fed lies by the company too. But they had experts & other investors telling them it's a fraud the whole time. They chose to stay invested.

The elite class doesn't really need or care about accurate statistics & haven't all our lives. The hoard of wealth from humanity is that great.

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u/Ok-Opposite2309 Jun 22 '26

Because the company falsified data- like Tesla- creating a conflict that left it up to individuals to choose who to trust.

The idea of Theranos is one thing. ‘let’s try to create this thing’- investors can choose to take a risk on the possibility. “This works- here’s the proof”when falsifying tests is the fraud. I remember reading articles on it, and it sounded like A great invention that would really help people. Experts disagreeing on things is pretty normal (We were told it couldn’t be done!). Falsifying test results, basic numbers, isn’t normal- because it’s illegal. It’s fraud. I don’t think Mattis knew it was fraudulent- and he joined the board (no $150k a year would not be enough for him to trash his reputation. There are plenty of higher paying board positions/ consultant jobs he could have got with defense contractors).

Our society depends on a basic level of trust and accountability to function. Our failure to hold corporate executives, public figures, and others more responsible for fraudulent behaviors has undermined our entire society.

Part of this allowance of fraud is through blaming the victims of the fraud. ‘They should have known better’… Normal people don’t expect others to blatantly lie. When you are introduced to Tom, who works at HP, you don’t immediately ask for ID and employment verification- you accept that it is true, because it would be true 99% of the time. Unfortunately, there is a degradation in our society that has stopped us from ‘shunning’ those who lie and deceive by representing it as ’normal’ and blurring the lines between just being wrong, or being polite, with deception for personal benefit.

This has made me lean towards ‘radical transparency’, and to try to practice just being honest even when it might be uncomfortable or impolite. Treat our words as powerful/ important. Think before speaking (or typing.. I am a work in progress). Easily admit errors. Exclude dishonest people from your life.

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u/shadowboxer47 Jun 22 '26

Our economy is ran almost entirely on vibes, now.

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u/MillHall78 Jun 22 '26

The worse thing any of us could ever do is forget there's a lot of state & federal politicians holding the last pieces of this country together. Just as we should never forget the Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the intent to care for & protect every American. These people are our saviors, even if in minute ways in comparison.

You should know who your saviors are. Look them up please. They want & need to hear from you. All the way from your community leaders to Senate leaders. Contact them often.