boo frikkin hoo - let the man-baby go dig a hole or something

Oh no! Anyway.

My theory is that this is sort of a suicide pact where if Musk isn't there then maybe the market evaluates Tesla stock like any other stock and that would dramatically shift the valuation downward...

At the same time I'm not sure if that matters, how long is the market willing to treat Tesla stock as a sort of aspirational stock?

Is there any number where they couldn't make that argument though?

Not plausibly of course - can't imagine Musk getting on a call "yeah I would have kept leading Tesla but they wouldn't give me $1T".

$1T being literally more money than any person has ever had.

I bet the stockholders will approve it!

I think Tesla would be better off for the long-term if they cut Elon loose. Elon served his purpose and did a great job showing the value of EVs and that they didn't have to be econobox cars. Job well done! But as a mature company facing intense global competition, Tesla would benefit from someone at the helm knowing how to manage the storm and not engaging in political antics that are hurting the brand. Let Musk go.