Submission + - A New Tesla Model Y Is Here. Social Media Is Ripping It A New One (insideevs.com) 4
theweatherelectric writes: Kevin Williams for InsideEVs writes, "I think Elon Musk’s totally-not-a-Sieg-Heil has crossed the metaphorical blood-brain barrier. What I mean is, for a very long time, Musk’s antics as of late have been somewhat insulated from Tesla itself. There has been evidence that his behavior has led to buyers turning to other brands or the company itself losing perceived value. But owning a Tesla—save for the Cybertruck, which had its own set of baggage—was still generally acceptable, and people were willing to overlook Musk’s words because the cars themselves were good.
Well, that might be on the way out now."
Well, that might be on the way out now."
Here they're a symbol (Score:1)
I suspect people buying Teslas these days are signaling their support of Musk. Like buying Trump NFTs, only more expensive and you actually get something useful in return.
On the other hand, if they're mostly leased and not being purchased to show allegiance to a billionaire fascist... I'd expect them to start disappearing from the road. It's not like there aren't a bunch of alternatives now.
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Muskies and Trumpers are such snowflakes. All "free speech" when they're being assholes, but happy to try and censor anyone who says something they don't like.
It's downright pathetic how sensitive they are.
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Sure. Can you find me some video that looks like this [youtube.com] featuring any of those people.
Not still images. Video.
I'll wait.