Hate Elon Musk? Think protesting @Tesla will hit him hard? Here’s the twist: Musk owns just 13%—a sales dip barely dents his $300B fortune. But with 70M Americans tied to the S&P 500, where Tesla’s a top player, your boycott could slash your own retirement by billions. 1 in 3 American adults have retirement exposure in the S&P 500. Tesla’s weigh in the index is ~2%, so even a 50% drop in $TSLA would shave 1% off the S&P 500’s value, or $7,000 off a $500,000 retirement portfolio. With 70 million Americans with money tied to the S&P 500, that’s $300-$500 billion in lost retirement value—hitting everyday investors harder in aggregate than Musk’s personal loss, which is cushioned by SpaceX and other ventures. So yes, protesting Tesla to spite Musk could end up stinging the protesters’ own retirement accounts.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla The short term virtue signaling against Tesla/Space/anything Elon will be fantastic comedy material by the end of the decade.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Somehow, I don’t think most protesters are worried about their retirement.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Thanks for sharing a logical perspective and RIP to your comments from the screechers
@ItsKimJava @Tesla I like that you assume people stupid enough to protest Musk have retirement savings.
Honestly, the majority of people in the US are for this administration and in favor of DOGE tracing where OUR money has gone. The ones making noise will lose steam when the good comes out of all his findings. It might look messy now, but remember how messy it gets when you’re making an exquisite meal or reorganizing your closet? It’ll all shake out in the end and I think people will realize this spring cleaning was necessary.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Say it louder for the people in the back!!!
@ItsKimJava @Tesla This analysis seems to assume people wouldn't buy other things with their money, which in turn would likely boost stocks of Tesla's competitors.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla More importantly, Tesla is an American electric vehicle success story... I see people rooting for Tesla to fail and Chinese automakers to win. I feel that's a very NPC take on reality.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla I don’t know why so much hate around Tesla and him… he’s doing good work
@ItsKimJava @Tesla If you care about Tesla’s future and the future of EVs, you’ll want to protest until the board wakes up and takes action.
@ItsKimJava It's one of 500 companies in the S&P 500. Yes, a slightly higher percentage. If it falls another 50%, it's not going to decimate S&P 500 owners. But it will hurt those who own Tesla's individual stock.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Your post is misleading
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Wait so people should’nt show a stance on something because someone is so wealthy and has so much financial dependencies in our lives? Why did your parents not show you values as a kid?
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Good. Keep boycotting. No one is buying the cars in Europe, U.K, Canada, California. The brand damage has already been done
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Didn’t you change your name from Like Tesla specifically to distance yourself from the Tesla brand?
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Yup! Exactly the points I made here.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Yup! Exactly the points I made here.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla All of these losers won’t make an impact. Tesla will keep rising and so will SpaceX. The media is to label SpaceX and Tesla as evil. At the end of the day it won’t matter 😀
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Elon is primarily responsible for the Q1 negative GDP growth we are about to see and that is going to cost us all a lot more than 1%….
@ItsKimJava @Tesla You are a bright one TSLA is what % of his fortune? TSLA is also just 2% of S&P 500. But do simp harder the supreme leader appreciates your efforts.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Elon's net Worth has "barely" dipped.... By over 90 billion dollars based solely on Tesla. You don't understand his economics
@ItsKimJava @Tesla I don’t think any of the protesters have stock in anything.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla To be clear, he owns 13% of TSLA, but TSLA is way more than 13% of his net worth.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Smart post. Unfortunately we live in an irrational world. In this country people weight their politics (which is mostly determined by an algorithm ecosystem) above rational thoughts and choosing the better products.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Kim, you are talking logic. That inflames the groomed zombies doing these acts. This is way beyond. “Don’t ever let a good (made up) crisis (run by our zombies) go to waste. So we can get the real evil accomplished!”
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Elon certainly isn't helping Tesla. Stupid posts like the U.S. should leave NATO... WTF?
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Cutting Tesla exposure might be a good thing while Elon Musk’s antics shot the stock down to levels we haven’t seen in awhile.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla A reduction of sales doesn't hurt him, a reduction of the share price does. His net worth is primarily made up of $TSLA share value. Not understanding the difference is wild.
@ItsKimJava @Tesla The paid protesters don't care about stocks. They just want fair pay for standing outside holding signs that say stuff they don't really understand. They are still being paid by our own tax dollars. (My speculation based on recent events.)
Great point, don’t bite your own hand that feeds you But also be specific on what your protesting: Cutting the budget? We have no choice, it’s been runaway for over a decade, over 33% of the budget is debt interest DOGE? No one has been able cut until now, no dems, no GOP Fed job losses? We’re not socialist and cannot afford jobs that do not provide any value The salute? It was from his heart out, many dems have done that wave Antisemite? He is not, brought Bibi to Austin for a tour AFD? Elon is trying to stop woke world wide No human has advanced technology for the betterment of humans and USA almost ever, since Ford, Nicola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Steven Jobs, Alexander Gram Bell, Thomas Watson/IBM, Vint Cerf, Ben Franklin
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Nice try. What you really mean is people protesting Tesla is hurting YOUR portfolio. If pathetic, despicable, complicit Musk simps are being negatively impacted then it sounds like the protests are having their desired effect. Anyway, you:
@ItsKimJava @Tesla Liberals are the most annoying people on 🌍
@ItsKimJava @Tesla It’s also silly. There’s no price haggling at a Tesla dealership like in a traditional one. One can buy a car online without ever talking to a human. Protesting at a location is such a 1999 boomer move.