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Tesla founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning started the company before Elon Musk joined. Discover how Tesla evolved and why Musk became its most famous co-founder.

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[-] jefmz@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

That’s fair, but historical facts and terminology aren’t always as straightforward as you’re making them sound. The important thing is to distinguish between the documented role someone played in a company’s creation and how the term “founder” is used later. That’s why I think the context matters rather than treating the term as having only one possible interpretation

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 hours ago

Except that you're ignoring the fact that the "documented role" Elon Musk has played...is a lie. The timeline can't be changed, no matter how many pamphlets they print, saying he was there from the start. He wasn't. A fact that's also "documented".

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