He didn’t say that Tesla going down would bring the US down. He said that the US going down would bring Tesla down.
The context here was him saying that he couldn’t justify spending all his time at Tesla, since his expertise was required to keep America from going down.
Sorry buddy, but the US has seen bigger industries rise and fall in its time and survive. Your one company will be a blip.
Other way around.
He didn’t say that Tesla going down would bring the US down. He said that the US going down would bring Tesla down.
The context here was him saying that he couldn’t justify spending all his time at Tesla, since his expertise was required to keep America from going down.