We’ve known elon was a shitbird for years. The case where he accused a straight up hero British Diver of being a pedophile for rescuing 12 children without using a musk branded product was 2018. And the sex pest shit has been pretty consistent since. And I will always argue that tesla emphasizing battery size so much actively hurt EV adoption throughout the country (you don’t need a giant battery. You just need to realize that you were going to stop for lunch at some point anyway).
But also? The people buying teslas, generally, weren’t people living paycheck to paycheck. They were status symbols for tech workers an so forth. Their asses can do a trade in or, at the absolute least, put on a bumper sticker to say they hate him too.
So no. I am not going to lose any sleep over people needing to make insurance claims because they drive around in a car that is branded around a nazi who is destroying the fucking country and destabilizing the world.
I don’t know how it is in the states, but here the model 3 was the cheapest EV in its category. If I actually had money I’d have bought a Volvo, or the ioniq 5
The people buying teslas, generally, weren’t people living paycheck to paycheck.
I made this point to a friend who worked in tech and had a Tesla like 8 years ago.
“You know that for people like me, I won’t be able to afford a used electric vehicle until I’m 60 or more right? I’m 40 and still driving a 25 year old car. The planet can’t really afford to wait for prices to come down for people like me to be able to afford them. It’s not really saving the environment if the majority of people can’t afford to jump in.”
Tbf driving old cars until the end of their lifetime is also an environmentally friendly choice, since there are quite large emissions associated with producing a car.
Also, fuck cars. Every major street should have dedicated light rail in its own right of way, being given signal priority. The people that bought Tesla’s early on as status symbols, did so because they spit on the concept of public transit and hate the left that wants mass transportation.
Meh.
We’ve known elon was a shitbird for years. The case where he accused a straight up hero British Diver of being a pedophile for rescuing 12 children without using a musk branded product was 2018. And the sex pest shit has been pretty consistent since. And I will always argue that tesla emphasizing battery size so much actively hurt EV adoption throughout the country (you don’t need a giant battery. You just need to realize that you were going to stop for lunch at some point anyway).
But also? The people buying teslas, generally, weren’t people living paycheck to paycheck. They were status symbols for tech workers an so forth. Their asses can do a trade in or, at the absolute least, put on a bumper sticker to say they hate him too.
So no. I am not going to lose any sleep over people needing to make insurance claims because they drive around in a car that is branded around a nazi who is destroying the fucking country and destabilizing the world.
I don’t know how it is in the states, but here the model 3 was the cheapest EV in its category. If I actually had money I’d have bought a Volvo, or the ioniq 5
I made this point to a friend who worked in tech and had a Tesla like 8 years ago.
“You know that for people like me, I won’t be able to afford a used electric vehicle until I’m 60 or more right? I’m 40 and still driving a 25 year old car. The planet can’t really afford to wait for prices to come down for people like me to be able to afford them. It’s not really saving the environment if the majority of people can’t afford to jump in.”
The best car for the planet is the one you have.
Fuck cars! Demand public transit.
Tbf driving old cars until the end of their lifetime is also an environmentally friendly choice, since there are quite large emissions associated with producing a car.
Exactly, people who can afford a tesla can also afford to get rid of it.
Zero empathy.
Also, fuck cars. Every major street should have dedicated light rail in its own right of way, being given signal priority. The people that bought Tesla’s early on as status symbols, did so because they spit on the concept of public transit and hate the left that wants mass transportation.