There is a potential workaround if it makes you feel better.

Get the thing in loan twice: that way you don't need any particular of the two.

Somewhat unfortunately, that latter statement is just as troublesome and can translate as "I am using you, x, as a way to make y feel jealous."

Which works if you're not looking for a wife!

In the context of Tesla, if the gigafactory is not the endgame.

I was thinking about that last bit earlier. What if gigafactory has spawned enough competition to make further aggressive development less necessary? Or what if there are tax breaks to be found in other states for a new plant (possibly with less of a focus on batteries)?

There are a lot of possibilities here, since the demand drivers won't appear for another year or so.

Name of book?

No idea at all, it was at someone's parents house, I just read one page and that sentence stuck in my mind because it felt insanely unfair.

reminds me of John Giorno's poetry, which I highly recommend ... 'I don't need it, I don't want it, and you cheated me out of it!'

https://youtu.be/q2aE8UdMBzE

The one vinyl record I've owned that I actually miss[0] is a double-LP of John Giorno, William S. Burroughs and Laurie Anderson doing their thing(s). They each had one side and the fourth had three side-by-side tracks, one for each of them, and you got what you got when you put the needle down. It died in the hot trunk of my car one day.

EDIT: I lost it a long time ago. It appears to include the piece you were referring to!

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_the_Guy_I_Want_to_Sha...

Which book?