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[–] heavyboots@lemmy.ml 156 points 1 week ago (25 children)

I feel like unless you bought an Incel Camino or a brand new Tesla like in the last year, you really shouldn't be on the receiving end of quite so much hate, TBH. They were the car that finally got EVs off the ground as an acceptable alternative, so it's a shame early adopters are possibly being lumped in with MAGA truck owners.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 66 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Leaf was the first "off the ground". Tesla were the first to show that production EVs weren't limited to boring econoboxes.

Anyway, you can filter out early adopters because they didn't have factory anti-chrome, so if you see a shiny trim around the windows - it's probably got a pre-public meltdown era owner.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 week ago (12 children)

The leaf did such a disservice to EVs that the world would probably have been better off without it. It was ugly, it was slow, it had no range, it had no battery cooling so degradation was awful, and charging was slow to boot.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We wouldn't be here without it though. It did a decent job popularizing EVs, much better than i-Miev for example.

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 week ago (9 children)

The only reason EV's never got off the ground in the US is because the auto industry was shutting that shit down every step of the way. Iirc a few people even got disappeared. There are numerous documentaries out there.

I agree though, going after regular folks just because they bought a car isn't cool. People should stay focused on the actual fascis7s.

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[–] Rinna@lemm.ee 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Tbh there was also a time where I was under the assumption that all the big car manufacturing CEOs are probably not much better, Elon was just stupid enough to be open about it. For that I'm willing to give the benefit of doubt unless they recently got a Tesla brand new or have the PS1 graphics car.

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[–] xye@lemm.ee 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People showing exactly where they draw the class line in here lmao

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anyone got the address? I want to add it to my block list so I never get tempted to visit it.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I went here https://dogeque.st/

Wherr there is the onion link dogeqstqzn2yjns2d6ccns7aa52tglno63ay2uv2orfvd7e23khcsxid.onion

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[–] dryfter@lemm.ee 42 points 1 week ago (32 children)

I'm indifferent on unsold Teslas being targeted, not like law exists in this country anymore. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I am absolutely 100% fucking appalled that people would be ok with doxing Tesla owners. These are real people with families who now have to fear for their safety because they thought it was cool technology when they bought the car. They also may not be able to easily afford to sell the car and buy a new or used one right away.

This does nothing good for anyone and hurts any resistance movement and sadly makes any resistance look like it lacks empathy for fellow human beings just like how what the right is doing shows they lack empathy.

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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (43 children)

I fundamentally disagree with doxing regular people. It's one thing if it's a public figure who is actively antagonizing people and using anonymity as a layer of protection against repercussions for their awful acts. But publishing the names and addresses of people who simply bought a car is not something we should be doing.

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[–] NeonNight@lemm.ee 36 points 1 week ago (25 children)

This is gonna be the thing that splits the left into “fuck yeah burn them” and “this is going too far” and then nothing will get done because we’ll focus too much on infighting. Can’t we all come together for something not stupid like destroying random people’s cars? If you’re going to take drastic measures, at least do something more productive. Throw a Molotov at your representatives’ cars instead. I have no tears for a burnt Tesla, but I wish people were using this energy to punish more deserving people in more meaningful ways. I’m still waiting on all those “Luigi copycats” people keep thinking are gonna appear

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 31 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I’m still waiting on all those “Luigi copycats” people keep thinking are gonna appear

There's been 2 attacks on CEOs since... The copycats are appearing.

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

Billionaire Media just learned not to sensationalize them.

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[–] Master@lemm.ee 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

People need perspective. The right is literally killing people with policy and detaining /disappearing citizens and destroying this country.

The left is burning cars in protest as it actually hurts the bottom line of a right leader. The other leftists are more apauled at the burning cars than at the stuff the right is doing that is much worse.

I've got news for you. This is going to get a lot worse than burnt cars if you ever want it to get better.

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago
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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (35 children)

The article doesn't say if it's targeting recent Tesla buyers or all owners.

Most current Tesla owners are not MAGAs and bought when they were marketed as a green vehicle.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Musk has been acting nazi for quite some time.

[–] habitualTartare@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think most people weren't fully aware until recently. You had to be active online or actually look for information to see it was more than just rich billionaire syndrome. We all live in bubbles and some people didn't get to hear about all the details with the 2019 pedo submarine incident Nowadays it would be very difficult to argue you didn't know but bought a Tesla because it's in your face.

For context, the model S was first sold in 2012, the model x in 2015, model 3 in 2017 and Y in 2020.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

So the model 3 was released when he was a Trump advisor, and the Y when he openly started spreading conspiracy theories non stop.

As for the "we didn't know" excuse it's as bullshit now has it was in 1945.

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