&gt; Seems like a whole lot of wealthy tech writers&#x2F;bloggers want to sell themselves on getting a Tesla because somehow its similar to buying an early mac.<p>Surely if you think Apple&#x2F;Tesla is going to be great, the smart move is to buy early <i>shares</i>, not early products? The products will still be good&#x2F;relatively cheap in future - the shares won&#x27;t.