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# Silicon Valley is All Wrong About the Cybertruck
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/silicon-valley-is-all-wrong-about/
- Published: 2019-12-03T23:48:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-23T03:27:06.000Z
- Description: Elon Musk’s future Tesla is a truck like the iPhone is a phone
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1774236383925, #Import 2026-03-22 20:26

In the past I’ve had inklings that Silicon Valley was wrong — [first about Apple’s AirPods](https://medium.com/chris-messina/silicon-valley-is-all-wrong-about-the-airpods-8204ede08f0f?ref=chrismessina.me) (which just [sold 3M units this past weekend](https://9to5mac.com/2019/12/02/apple-airpods-pro-big-hit-black-friday-cyber-monday/?ref=chrismessina.me)), and [then about Amazon’s Echo Show](https://medium.com/chris-messina/amazon-echo-show-354b93b448b5?ref=chrismessina.me) (Alexa continues to be at the center of Amazon’s consumer strategy). In both cases, I think my perspective proved out.

The unveiling of the Cybertruck once again struck me as historically important (here’s a [5 min recap video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7atGkba-Z8&ref=chrismessina.me)), yet the reactions seemed to miss its significance.

So once again, I published my thoughts and was thrilled when Medium featured my piece in their [just-refreshed OneZero publication](https://onezero.medium.com/welcome-to-a-refreshed-onezero-f558da1ca0c8?ref=chrismessina.me), which you can read here:

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[Read the post for free](https://onezero.medium.com/cybertruck-697cd63515df?ref=chrismessina.me)

My argument is that Silicon Valley (and everyone else of similar mind) is wrong to evaluate the Cybertruck as a *truck*. Instead, I see the Cybertruck as an important milestone along the road towards humankind becoming a multiplanetary species! 👽  
  
Therefore comparisons with Ford’s F-150 or F-250 are missing the point. A *useful* comparison would contrast those vehicles’ potentials as spacefaring vehicles against the Cybertruck!

And that, my friends, is why Silicon Valley is wrong about the Cybertruck!

Chris

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*P.S. I’m trying something new and publishing with the* [*Medium Partner Program*](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024409274?ref=chrismessina.me)*, which means I get paid a small amount when Medium members read my piece. As a thank you for subscribing to my newsletter, I’m sending you a link that will let you* [*bypass the paywall*](https://onezero.medium.com/cybertruck-697cd63515df?source=friends%5Flink&sk=7a4a320501b0b2ea26e0dce5c822bc10)*. Enjoy!*

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