It may be unfair, but I’ve been increasingly judgemental of Tesla drivers, especially over the past 4 or 5 years. He used to just be a joke when he was tweeting edgelord stuff like his nightstand and trying to have images scrubbed from the internet of when he was still bald. Model S, model 3, model X (s3x, hur dur). Then I was made angry by the hyperloop and his distracting, unproductive impact of the way America thinks about mass transit. Then I got mad about Starlink, first as extremely expensive, dystopian sky litter. Then as a frightening glimpse at communication control in places with civil unrest/protest. Then he bought twitter, and did a hilariously bad job at running it. Installing a cartoonishly bad sign on his building and whatnot. Naming it something idiotic. Then helping bring Trump back from the dead. Then everything he has done in the 2024 election cycle. I don’t know how people can stand to be associated with Elon and all the he represents in any way. It would be like driving around in a Jimmy Savile-mobile.
Because I bought a $60k car in 2018 that still works fine, and replacing a fully functional vehicle is a huge expense to undertake.
I acknowledge that it’s unfair, but I’m judging you. Everyone driving in a Tesla looks like a rube at best, tacky and vain at least, or a contributor to fascism at worst. Perhaps you might consider a bumper sticker, haha.
He pushed Hyperloop such that they build more roads btw. since other forms of transit were just fine or however it went back then. Goal achieved, idiots loved him and argued for this nonsense a lot.
It was an attempt to derail California (and other) High Speed Rail.
Why would you build HSR if there’s something way faster/better/cheaper, you just need to wait 5 years? You’re going to look really dumb if you spend tens of billions on infrastructure intended to last more than a century, and then it’s obsolete before it’s complete.
Similar story with Toyota perpetually claiming to have amazing batteries 3-5 years away, making every EV look like an expensive waste with no resale value.
And a hydrogen economy, small nuclear reactors, or fusion power being 5/10/20 years away, removing the need to invest in transmission and generation.
A major paradigm shift being right around the corner makes people choose short-term solutions, because you want to wait for the new thing to arrive before investing in ‘old tech’.
The problem is most of it is lies, perpetuated by those selling the short-term-fix old tech.
Exactly. He’s the poster child for a virus that is killing our host. Beyond unhelpful, and well into counterproductive.
Elon has always been crazy.
He used to be better at keeping his mouth shut.
If you listened (as most of us in tech did) he’s been fucking batshit since the PayPal days.
He used to have less airtime
He left trumps orbit last time he was president because Trump withdrew from the Paris Accord.
Now he doesn’t give a fuck about that or similar things.
He’s definitely more crazy / things changed.
I dont remember a time where I both knew of him and thought he was a sane or rational person.
I wonder if I could make money selling body kits to make your Tesla look like a different car… 🤔
“Hey… Does that Prius look a bit off?”
Cybertruck with a Prius shell drives by
Cybertruck with a cardboard box over it, full Snake.
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“s’just a box”Still better looking than the original
Debadging Teslas is definitely a thing. Back when they were rare, nobody could clock the model without the logo.
The new Prius actually looks pretty good too.
It could be this generation’s Lamborghini Fiero mod.
If you buy a Tesla, you deserve all the ridicule you get
I live in an area where it seems like 50% of the cars are Teslas. Half my neighbors have them. Only stickers I’ve ever seen on a Tesla are “Student Driver”
We might be neighbors
Just driving your Tesla without trying to apologize for it would be a lot more dignified.
Yeah, I bought mine in 2019 back when Musk just seemed like a dorky edgelord. I’m definitely not going to buy a new car just because Tesla’s CEO is a tool, though when I AM ready, it’s certainly not going to be another Tesla.
