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I, for one, definitely won't be buying another Tesla as long as Naziboy Musk has anything to do with the company.

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[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Just a reminder that when Dan Cathy, owner of Chickfilet, ranted publicly about how gay people were sub-human sinners, their profits went sky high.

Never underestimate the depths the gutter trash of this country will sink to. That was sandwiches, though... Not highly expensive cars.

[-] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Elon Musk delusional~~ly believes Trump support is not affecting Tesla, claims sales are at 'all-time highs'~~

FTFY.

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Said it dozens of times, Musk's one and only true talent is, or rather was, pumping his stock value.

We done got smart, sumbitch!

[-] DukeHawthorne@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

What does Musk think Trump is going to do for him? Trump has said multiple times he wants to outright ban EVs and increase fuel production and sales. He hates public transportation, so he's not going to support The Loop. He's weirdly obsessed with space, sure, but Trump isn't going to give him money for SpaceX. Is Musk looking for a cabinet position or something?

[-] Westdragon@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago

Musk thinks Trump will reward his fealty with a cabinet post, where he can then maximize his grift using the government as his cudgel.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago
  1. He knows Trump can be bought: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/05/trump-endorses-electric-vehicles-elon-musk
  2. Millions of people hanging on his words for the last decade have gone to his head. He thinks he’s a genius and can do better
[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

so he’s not going to support The Loop.

Neither does Musk, so same difference.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

This is how Authoritarianism works. Trump will ban all EVs with the exception of ones made by his inner circle.

[-] shasta@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

Yes, he already announced plans for a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

I fucking hate this timeline

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Of course he did, the greasy bastard.

[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Crazy to think about how supremely fucked up musk's deepest core beliefs must truly be, working from a base of growing up in South Africa on the PRO Apartheid sideb with those broken psychopath parents. Like we see plenty from him, but he's aware enough to not say the absolute worst of it out loud.

He's the evil foreign born person they're terrified of. He just ran over to their side so he could point outward to redirect the fingers he feared would point at him. Evil divorced coward

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[-] Mad_Punda@feddit.org 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If Musk wasn’t with Tesla, I’d consider Tesla an option. And, I’m definitely in the market, my lease runs out in January. But with that idiot, nope. No chance. Doesn’t even have anything to do with Trump support. So I guess he’s right in a way?

[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Just the other day I saw a Tesla with a bumper sticker stating "I bought this before Elon went crazy."

[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Ioniq, or wait for the solid state battery packs in 2026. That's my dilemma.

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 day ago

As a Tesla owner of 7 years, my next car will absolutely not be a Tesla and it is entirely because of Elon Musk.

I appreciate the company spurring competition to enter the market with EVs, but now I hope they crash and burn.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

They're literally crashing and burning if you pay close attention to the news.

[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 136 points 1 day ago

I'm still undecided on an electric car, mostly because modern cars are such privacy nightmares on wheel (not Tesla-specific).

But there's one thing for sure: whatever car I get eventually won't be a Tesla, and that's 100% due to Musk's misguided political gesticulations.

I'm one example of business lost forever to Tesla. One example doesn't make a trend, but if there's one, there are others.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

I swore off Tesla years ago when I realized Musk was such a piece of shit.

[-] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 19 hours ago

I'm desperately hoping that conversations or conversion kits become more of a thing so I can keep my dumb car, but electrify it.

Cuz it's either that or maybe wait till cars start getting jailbroken and open source operating systems (ugh) like phones and computers... Which absolutely shouldn't have to be a thing. But here we are.

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[-] Huschke@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

It definitely affected me. In retrospect I'm glad I bought a different EV.

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[-] masquenox@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

What gives people the idea that Musk actually cares about Tesla stocks? His lifetime experience of failing upwards, perhaps?

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