The John Johnston Lounge

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Elon Musk is erasing Tesla’s legacy of good climate impact work with xAI, seemingly to generate a large amount of questionable AI slop. Elon says xAI has a higher purpose, but so there there’s little evidence of that.

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Why Elon Musk’s Tesla & xAI Exec Staff Exit in Droves https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gH4c1wAKglXqilUROpR1I

How 'Elongelical' Influencer Accidentally Predicted Robotaxi Fail  https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EJZcUCDLObNE3Op2yhMNP

Elon Musk’s xAI Grok is POISONING Memphis! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hAAzu6bIiBQpkSSmkZPhs

Referenced article:

Elon Musk’s xAI is undoing Tesla’s climate work all in the name of AI slop | Electrek https://electrek.co/2026/03/03/elon-musk-xai-data-center-undoing-tesla-climate-gains/

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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how one of the “Elongelical” Tesla influencers, Whole Mars Catalog, by his own recorded words, must be disappointed by Tesla’s slow process of its Robotaxi service, as it still only seems to have one unsupervised robotaxi operating at a time in Austin. According to the Robotaxi Tracker, all the rest are still supervised, both in Austin and in the Bay Area in California. JJ also looks at what some other Tesla influencers are saying, and also come Tesla critics. 

Related episodes:

Scam? STILL Only One Tesla Unsupervised Robotaxi? https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BFCFJU3etAEN1HuHsiaKk

Tesla Robotaxi Slow Progress: $1.5T Red Flag For Investors? https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UCcnaYSVadNFiOFdF5U0n

Elon Musk’s ‘Self-Growing Moon City’: Anyone Still Believe Him? https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GqExGR4JY2mVIhfrNN0mz

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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Yanis Varoufakis writes that the recent merger of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI, is part of a financial market too eager to buy its own illusions. He thinks the market valuation is similar to the fraudulent arithmetic used during the Dot Com Bubble. 

Related episodes:

It’s All Falling Apart For Elon Musk, Tesla & SpaceX https://open.spotify.com/episode/02oPX7onUsiODaZ71SDAF3

Elon Musk’s ‘Self-Growing Moon City’: Anyone Still Believe Him? https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GqExGR4JY2mVIhfrNN0mz

AI Bubble: Is OpenAI Cooked? Walls Are Closing In https://open.spotify.com/episode/1a4VbuQlYl84R67A0TtH2I

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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the news that a Washington DC tax nerd bet his life savings against Elon Musk in prediction markets and won big. It was a very specific prediction bet, in an area he knew a lot about, and that knowledge paid off handsomely. 

Related episodes:

It’s All Falling Apart For Elon Musk, Tesla & SpaceX https://open.spotify.com/episode/02oPX7onUsiODaZ71SDAF3

Tesla Robotaxi Slow Progress: $1.5T Red Flag For Investors? https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UCcnaYSVadNFiOFdF5U0n

AI Bubble BIG SHORT: Michael Burry’s Palantir Stock Short https://open.spotify.com/episode/6riZX0MgDPBmLlaRHl6uDY

Referenced video:

The Tax Nerd Who Bet His Life Savings Against DOGE https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jQb1okTeEQeWPkywfwdG3

Referenced article:

The Tax Nerd Who Bet His Life Savings Against DOGE

https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-tax-nerd-who-bet-his-life-savings-against-doge-6b59eda2

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John Johnston (JJ) reacts to a recent Kyle Kulinski video, in which he torches Joe Rogan for his “tepid little criticisms” of the current administration, instead of being more forceful about it. Some other Rogansphere comedians and podcasters have begun to be very critical, but Joe Rogan can’t seem to summon up the courage to join them. 

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Joe Rogan’s Embarrassing Tech Billionaire Worship Hits New Low https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ggR6cTbiPxQwkB6DC9mpN

Sam Harris: Joe Rogan’s Podcast is a “Bug Light” for Maniac Guests  https://open.spotify.com/episode/0y5EBw33i8DPf8fPQnMl8E?si=AzRxfx4kQ8WgKcxDNQAm8A

Slow Joe Rogan is Waking Up to Harsh Reality https://open.spotify.com/episode/0H7F4FIPxQCqBzKlBm9Iba

Referenced video:

‘IT’S OVERWHELMING!’: Joe Rogan Now LOSING SLEEP Over Trump’s FAILURES | The Kyle Kulinski Show https://youtu.be/IeMRC1_5mSE

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down news about Tesla Unsupervised Robotaxi roll-out in Austin, Texas. The third-party Robotaxi Tracker shows there are currently eight unsupervised Tesla robotaxis in the active fleet in Austin, but it also shows that seven of them haven’t been seen in operation for about two weeks. Is Tesla rotating the cars into unsupervised operation, but with only one or two in operation at a time? What’s going on with Tesla’s roll-out and scaling of unsupervised Robotaxi, with so much of Tesla’s market cap riding on this?

Related episodes:

It’s All Falling Apart For Elon Musk, Tesla & SpaceX https://open.spotify.com/episode/02oPX7onUsiODaZ71SDAF3

Elon Musk’s Divisive Opinions Are Destroying Tesla’s Brand https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EyThY7l6c9FMphfclCfhU

Tesla Robotaxi Slow Progress: $1.5T Red Flag For Investors? https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UCcnaYSVadNFiOFdF5U0n

Tesla: “The Biggest Bubble Possibly in Stock Market History”? https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tTiyJDPHzjaOO04nRp1fU

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how the massive flow of funding money OpenAI desperately needs to survive may be starting to dry up. Could OpenAI be in a far worse financial position than many people think? Could OpenAI be financial and technological ground zero of a massive AI Bubble bursting.

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AI Bubble BIG SHORT: Michael Burry’s Palantir Stock Short https://open.spotify.com/episode/6riZX0MgDPBmLlaRHl6uDY

2 Risks To Kill The AI Boom: ‘Big Short’ Legend Steve Eisman https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WSx1Lv0xqpr0nw9ZPXkBw

AI Bubble: Is OpenAI Going Broke?  https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xPM7mmWrmDHcRmdytpEoq

Tesla: “The Biggest Bubble Possibly in Stock Market History”? https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tTiyJDPHzjaOO04nRp1fU

Referenced videos:

AI Bubble: How the data centre crisis risks triggering a financial crash | Ed Zitron | The Tech Report https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CbhqwJyax4UBMTwNhLj4s

AI Bubble: ‘This is dumber than WeWork’ | Ed Zitron  | The Tech Report https://youtu.be/N_3X6qF2tT4

Referenced article:

OpenAI Is Totally Cooked | Will Lockett https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/openai-is-totally-cooked

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how, from various different perspectives, things seem to be continuing to fall apart for Elon Musk, Tesla, and even SpaceX. We take a look at the latest Elon and Tesla news, including Tesla EV sales, to find out what’s going on and where it might lead.

Related episodes:

Tesla Robotaxi Slow Progress: $1.5T Red Flag For Investors? https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UCcnaYSVadNFiOFdF5U0n

Why Elon Musk’s Tesla & xAI Exec Staff Exit in Droves https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gH4c1wAKglXqilUROpR1I

Elon Musk’s Divisive Opinions Are Destroying Tesla’s Brand https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EyThY7l6c9FMphfclCfhU

Referenced video:

Elon Musk panics over 1000% | Chris Norlund bankruptcy https://youtu.be/2-ApkP2Okyo

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John Johnston (JJ) reacts to a video from Jennifer Welch of the I’ve Had It Podcast, in which Jennifer is highly critical of the anti-democractic, pro-authoritarian ideology of the co-founders of company Palantir, and some other aligned U.S. tech billionaires.  

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Joe Rogan GLAZES Peter Thiel & Palantir, Theo Von COOKS https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kNKj2d1vOXqlTKosqBhTY

Referenced video:

IHIP News: Trump's INNER CIRCLE of PSYCHOTIC Billionaire OLIGARCHS Want Democracy DESTROYED!! https://youtu.be/Psgq3atpcIk

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how the boycott of Tesla products, that started about a year ago, seems to be having an impact, with Tesla car sales continuing to go down. The question is: could it also happen with products and services from other Elon-led companies and brands as well, such as X, Grok, and Starlink? Increasingly, more people do not want to buy what Elon is selling, because of his politics and questionable behavior. 

Related episodes:

Elon Musk’s Divisive Opinions Are Destroying Tesla’s Brand https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EyThY7l6c9FMphfclCfhU

Why Elon Musk’s Tesla & xAI Exec Staff Exit in Droves https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gH4c1wAKglXqilUROpR1I

Tick-Tock: Elon Musk Inflicts MORE Tesla Brand Damage https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YJZRk6LIxJxOmrL6jQlk8

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.