By many definitions, reasoning IS just a form of pattern recognition so the lines are definitely blurred.

Tesla could go to zero and Musk would be just fine.

His real money is in SpaceX, specifically Starlink.

Energy company accountant: “Bad news sir, our residential energy purchases are down this quarter, we’re only grossing $15million due to customer demand for green energy”

Energy company CEO: “Who cares? Hows our business and industrial usage?”

Accountant: “Oh that’s still up and continuing to rise, especially with those new AI servers. We’re grossing 2.5 billion from them and rising.”

CEO: “So the residential sales are…”

Accountant: “Yea sir, comparitively worthless, and have little to no impact on our bottom line. Should we capitulate to the public’s demands for green energy?”

CEO: “Fuck that. Raise their prices another 5% this year, and keep burning that coal!”

Misleading titles all around and we wonder why media literacy is through the fucking ground.