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Elon Musk supports eliminating voting rights for people without children (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] zerocool@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Point would be that if you have kids you have skin in the game and would make more responsible choices with your vote. Same has been said about military service, which also makes a lot of sense. Not practically, of course, but the point highlights the fact that we could have people who are unqualified to make decisions, even if its electing officials, making decisions that impact everyone, including and maybe more importantly, the generations to come.

In a true democracy there is no mechanism for qualifiying or handling quality control for the voting population, and so for elected officials and their policies. This is why we are a democratic republic, and Elon is just saying if you're going to be involved in electing officials you should have skin in the game.

We already have requirements to voting and if you think about it, they are in the same spirit.

[-] const_void@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

No idea why people are still buying cars that this guy makes.

[-] mainaccount@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Mostly because they're cheap.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

You have a funny idea of cheap.

[-] mainaccount@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Tesla doubles discounts on Model 3 cars in US inventory

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-doubles-discounts-model-3-cars-us-inventory-2023-06-01/

Facing economic headwinds, mounting competition and rising production, Tesla this year has aggressively cut vehicle prices in many countries and is resorting to the traditional automakers' tactic of offering incentives to clear inventory, analysts said.

[-] sombrero@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

in eastern europe for the cost of a single model 3, around 50k euros, you could get 3 actual nice entry level cars. People buy them as a status symbol and because they are impressed by a different approach, because they are bored of the german industry sitting on their laurels not progressing. Musks name has very little do to with this phenomenon and I don't know if anyone(here) over 30 who doesn't go on reddit has an opinion of him at all.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

From your article:

In California, a Model 3 variant in inventory was priced at $42,060,

I and my sub-$25,000 car stand by my previous statement.

[-] mainaccount@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

If you wanted Tesla, but $55k was too much, $45k is relatively cheaper. I know people that bought Teslas recently, only because of the (3rd) discount.

Here in SoCal # of Teslas skyrocketed after the discount(s). Kia Niro EV is $40-46k. People can buy a Tesla for that and they do, because they think it's a good car (it's not). That's why I said they're buying them - because of the price.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It sounds like they're buying them because they think it's a good car.

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[-] theostermanweekend@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Oh, he's a piece of shit, alright. What where we thinking, holding this dude up as some kind of visionary?

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Has he even met most of his children? Does he even remember X Æ A-12's birthday?

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[-] Dissasterix@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I've heard people make this kind of argument before: 'People with children are actively invested in the future of the nation. People without children are on a 100year free-trial.'

Its not unthinkable, tbh.

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[-] Pixlbabble@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Shitpost

[-] artisanrox@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

I support trebucheing this guy into the sun.

[-] bestdude@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

This comment is more newsworthy imo

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[-] yaomtc@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

He's not a politician and has shown no interest in being one, so why are people talking about this? So tired of seeing his face all over Lemmy/KBin

[-] artisanrox@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

When he wants to take away my voting rights because I dont' have any kids, he's talking politics. Have you never seen a person able to buy a Congressman who doesn't like your existence???

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