Originally published at: A billionaire's bad behavior erodes his EV car maker's popularity | Boing Boing
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The Tesla board members and large shareholders must be thrilled at the performance of this “visionary genius”. /s
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I find it extra hilarious when I tried to find this tweet only to realize the first examples I find on my search were furries. I’m reminded of the John Oliver quote: “and if you absolutely had to reduce the furry presence online right down to its bones, critiques of conservative economic theory and fuzzy butt shots really are the guiding principles of the whole movement”
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pedantry: Hobby Lobby also illegally imported Babylonian artifacts, not unlike an Indiana Jones villain.
edit: Oops, that was the wrong artifact import scandal. They were going to SELL THEM IN STORES:
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IIRC they were going to exhibit the artefacts in the Museum of the Bible.
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It doesn’t hurt avoiding him now that there are more product options out there than there used to be, especially one’s that don’t break down, catch fire, take off on their own, etc.
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And backed by companies that have been making vehicles for a much longer period of time. (Jury’s still out on the ‘better respected’ term- For and GM have had their own series of problems over the decades…)
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Do you agree?
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As long as the valuation of his car maker isn’t grossly out of proportion to actual sales he should be fine.
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This seems like a bit of a non-article. The summary seems to be: some people who dislike a CEO will avoid buying their products, some people who support a CEO will make an effort to buy their products and some people don’t really care.
Not exactly blowing my hair back there CNN.
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Do they ever?
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I can 100% confirm that I am a. In the market for an EV this year, and b. Will not be considering a Tesla.
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We too are in the market of an EV, had a Model Y on order, and decided to let it go due to the ongoing debacle that is Elon, Full Self Driving sham, build quality, anti-union shenanigans, mistreatment of employees, racism, and general toxic culture that surrounds the company and a whole lot of the current owners. Our Model 3 was an amazing car, but the company is a complete mess that we felt we could no longer support. We’re headed back to Volvo .
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Conversely, he may be have become more popular with cryptobros, but sadly they may not have a lot of cash on hand at the moment.
ETA:
There’s likely is or is going to be a major brain drain of high level employees wanting to work for someone less toxic.
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Don’t forget erratic (at best) design quality, notably in safety-critical functions.
I was preparing to buy a Model Y but my wife went for a test drive and didn’t get out of the parking lot because the display:
- Required looking away from the road to the side for essentially everything;
- Was a fashionable but illegible combination of pastels (like light grey and yellow)
- And caught the morning sun in a glare that made the camera views impossible to see clearly.
No, you can’t change the layout or colors and previous buyers report being less than thrilled to have these “improvements” remotely “upgraded” without owner consent.
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Elon recently said that Hair Twittler should hang up his racist red hat and sail off into the sunset…
I’d consider a Tesla for our next all electric car if he promised to sling the former guy into the sun.
Not a done deal, but…
I for one look forward to the day that stupid red hat of the 21st C is as forgotten and reviled as that stupid red arm band from the mid-20th C.
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He’s just saying that to give DeSantis warm fuzzys so the space port gets built without any roadblocks.
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IMO it should be illegal to even have a pixel screen where the driver can see it at all
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We have a Model 3. We put down our deposit in early 2017 and got the car in late 2018. I had run the numbers and at the time the Model 3 was the most cost effective EV car for us in the long run that met our families particular needs. Its still a great car for us.
I hate that Tesla has become so tethered to and heavily influenced by Musk’s toxic personality. I’m glad there are a wide range of EV options now should we purchase another car later.
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They belong in a museum – but not that one!
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