{
  "id": 15087289,
  "title": "The Late Charlie Munger on Elon Musk and Tesla",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/the-late-charlie-munger-on-elon-musk-and-tesla",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T01:22:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daring Fireball",
    "slug": "daring-fireball",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/make-it/2020/02/14/charlie-munger-shares-opinion-of-tesla-ceo-elon-musk.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a recent YouTube short, Charlie Munger, the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, addressed questions about Tesla's volatility and Elon Musk's self-promotion during the company's 2020 shareholder meeting. Munger expressed his thoughts on the matter, stating that he would neither buy nor sell Tesla short. He emphasized his third point, drawing a parallel to Howard Ahmanson's quote: \"Never underestimate the man who overestimates himself.\" Munger suggested that while Elon Musk may be prone to overestimating his capabilities, he may not be consistently wrong in his ventures.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}