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.
Elon Musk delusional~~ly believes Trump support is not affecting Tesla, claims sales are at 'all-time highs'~~
FTFY.
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!
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?
Musk thinks Trump will reward his fealty with a cabinet post, where he can then maximize his grift using the government as his cudgel.
so he’s not going to support The Loop.
Neither does Musk, so same difference.
This is how Authoritarianism works. Trump will ban all EVs with the exception of ones made by his inner circle.
Yes, he already announced plans for a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
I fucking hate this timeline
Of course he did, the greasy bastard.
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
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.
I swore off Tesla years ago when I realized Musk was such a piece of shit.
The main reason I won't buy tesla is Elon.
Secondly I want a "real" car with proper signalling leavers and tactile buttons for everything, in my opinion touch screens is a safety risk.
Yeah! All these people here saying they won't consider Tesla cars because of Elon; I won't consider Tesla cars because they are shitty and dangerous cars.
That's the reason I settled for an EV with physical buttons and knobs, even if it's an older model. No regrets.
Which model, out of curiosity? (Kona EV here, mostly physical controls)
2019 Hyundai Ioniq, fellow Hyundai owner.
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.
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?
Just the other day I saw a Tesla with a bumper sticker stating "I bought this before Elon went crazy."
Ioniq, or wait for the solid state battery packs in 2026. That's my dilemma.
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.
They're literally crashing and burning if you pay close attention to the news.
It definitely affected me. In retrospect I'm glad I bought a different EV.
What gives people the idea that Musk actually cares about Tesla stocks? His lifetime experience of failing upwards, perhaps?
It sucks, where is the 2016 Musk. That dude seemed to really want to help the world.
Tesla was in a difficult position, but was really doing good things, SpaceX was just getting off the ground (pun intended), The Boring Company wasn't a thing yet.
But post 2016, he just seems to get worse and worse, meme coins, weird birther shit....
I used to really want a Tesla, they seemed like a car for me, but now that I am getting close to being able to afford one....well no, I think I'll probably get a polestar. Musk you went from what I would have called a visionary to a joke then kept sliding into actively dangerous. Shame really.
It sucks, where is the 2016 Musk. That dude seemed to really want to help the world
Knowing people who worked with him at the time, 2016 Musk was a PR illusion and nothing more. He's literally always been a giant piece of shit, he just had much better handlers and was able to hide it a lot better so he could get all those sweet government subsidies and commit stock fraud. Literally everything he's ever done has been in the name of gifting money from the government or shareholders in some form or another for personal enrichment. He's never once cared about anyone other than himself.
Musk is now one of the wealthiest people in the world and our justice and financial system have made it clear he won't be punished, so now he can be the same piece of shit he's always been, just publicly, because it's clear there will be basically zero repercussions.
The fall from grace was both spectacular and stunning. I’ve never seen someone trash so much goodwill and in such a short time.
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