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[โ€“] 3volver@lemmy.world 55 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Holy shit this had me laughing hard. Someone paid $3k for that shit? ๐Ÿ˜‚

This is what happens when you let billionaire leeches like Elon make decisions rather than real engineers.

[โ€“] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wait, 3k? My $50 tent is better and larger.

[โ€“] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

easier to setup and will probably last longer.

[โ€“] tills13@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

This is proveably true since Rivian offers similar gear and those actually work. And they didn't reinvent the wheel so existing truck tents just work.

[โ€“] tastysnacks@programming.dev 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Definitely does not have the Steve Jobs talent

[โ€“] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 9 points 8 months ago

Idk, he is still managing to sell way overpriced versions of existing tech to people. Albeit much less polished. His main mistake is exposing himself as an idiot at every opportunity, rather than keeping the mystique to make it seem cool.

[โ€“] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 months ago

The guy single-handedly moved IT from astronomy to astrology in the eyes of masses, thank God he's dead.