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Walter Isaacson:
"About 6 years ago, he (Elon Musk) is sitting there with @woodhaus2 and they're looking at a Ford truck. He (Elon) says these things are boring. He doesn't like to be bored. He puts up things from movies, from sci-fi, from video games, and everybody is pushing back on him at this meeting. He finally says stop it, we're going to do it. We're going to make it edgy."
"In my book, https://amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1982181281, I describe how on one Friday in 2017, @elonmusk decreed, âWe are going to do this whole thing in stainless steel.â I note: "The use of stainless steel opened up new possibilities for the look of the truck. Instead of using stamping machines that would sculpt carbon fiber into body panels with subtle curves and shapes, stainless steel would favor straight planes and sharp angles. That allowedâ and in some ways forcedâ the design team to explore ideas that were more futuristic, edgier, even jarring."
"I donât care if no one buys it,â he said at the end of the session. âWeâre not doing a traditional boring truck. We can always do that later. I want to build something thatâs cool. Like, donât resist me."
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