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I can no longer tell what is and is not satire. (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago by aeronmelon@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/25971320

Is this a joke? What else could be under that tarp? It even has a little flap for the plug.

I feel my ability to understand satire is being attacked by reality.

And I checked the comments and its a mix of musk riding:

"I don’t understand how people get so easily manipulated into hating someone that has done so much to change our life’s. Elon is great man and is doing great things for our country and uncovering so much corruption and honestly he needs more credit"

or thinking this is a joke:

"That’s not hiding the fact that there’s a swastikar under it"

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[–] alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 95 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lmao, this is obviously a troll.

It's not even satire, just straight up trolling.

When you use the cover, guess what gets blocked? The cameras.

So no more sentry mode.

This just makes the cybertruck an even more attractive target.

[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

i think the actual purpose is to prevent water damage

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's a dust cover, not a waterproof tarp.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so the purpose is to trap in moisture to accelerate that coveted patina

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Coveted Patina is also the less successful sequel to Stephen King's Needful Things.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

Nice

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Lord knows that car can’t do so by itself.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 2 months ago (7 children)

JFC that car is humongous. I could fit my small car twice under that tarp, with room to spare. Or that guy is tiny.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Makes you wonder "why not put it in your garage" but then oh yeah, because tiny man want big truck to feel big, so big he can't park it in his garage anymore

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I don't think one would fit in my garage...

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

A bit of him is probably very tiny.

[–] beebers@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

They barely fit in parking spaces

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I would feel so ridiculous, propelling this whole fucking boat just to move my ass to the grocery store...

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Swasticar owners take no publicity is bad publicity to heart. Get that attention in one way or another!

[–] misophonium@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Edmund's spec sheet gives a height of 70.5in (5'10.5) so he's probably around 5'6

[–] androidul@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

it’s not, the person is actually a midget

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I could practically fit my apartment under that tarp

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's actually Elon musk under that blanket

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 8 points 2 months ago

I thought it was Saddam Hussein for a second.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Fucking brilliant

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Truly no one else in history has ever or will ever again design a car after their rib cage. You've done it, Elmo, you've invented something in your life!

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Take it as a cautionary tale. Even though depraved money demons control every major aspect of social and news media and you are surrounded by a constant ear-splitting blare of fascistic brown-note, nobody will ever be better at lying to you than yourself.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Finally something in which I can flex my specific knowledge of the human world!

It is a joke: the shape of the truck is quite peculiar and covering hides none of its typical features.

[–] Beldarofremulak@discuss.online 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you sure? I didn't see any tags. Best to be safe and assume this is something serious and malicious.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 3 points 2 months ago

I don't see any tag in your reply I'll therefore assume you are being serious and malicious.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Ah yes the F-150 with the sharply angled roof.

[–] egidighsea@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No wonder we don’t buy US cars in Europe - in which city center could that monster fit in?

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Moscow

[–] oplkill@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nope, its pretty narrow and Tesla would be there simply stolen

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

In scrap parts*

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

I dont think the owner of this car would care about the disgusting lower class meat or their so called opinions.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 12 points 2 months ago

Why is he wrapping that dumpster?

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 months ago

Poe’s Law

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What a shitty ass car tarp

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its even ripped already

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 2 months ago

That's for refilling the meme tank.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Swastiboat with sparky tail butt plug

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 2 months ago

Oh yeah totally looks like a F150. Good job 👍

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If you can tell what car it is even when it's under a tarp it's a bad design.

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

That's just false. Some of the most beautiful cars ever made have such distinct body lines that most car enthusiasts could easily pick them out even when covered in a tarp.

Yes I picked one that is comically easy because of the giant wing, but I'm using it on purpose. Simply because a car can be identified while coverd doesn't mean it's bad design.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Roadrunner?

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[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I hate Tesla as much as the next guy, but recognizing a thing with just a silhouette doesn’t mean it’s a bad design, it just means it’s unique and memorable

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What a weird take.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My point that nobody seems to be able to actually get is that if you are making a car it should look like a car.

It shouldn't look like a weird art installation because ultimately it has to work as a functional vehicle first and foremost. And part of that is not being in death trap to everyone in the local environment. There's some reason these things aren't sold in Europe.

If a car is unsafe then it has failed in its most fundamental aspect of being a useful vehicle. Because a unsafe car is not a car that you can use.

The only reason these things are allowed on the roads in the US is that the US don't actually care about their own citizens well-being.

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