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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 0 points 24 minutes ago

Boo hoo, don't care. Hope they all lose their asses.

especially the assholes that slap "I bought it before we knew Elon was an ass" style stickers on their cars.

Musk has always been a miserable piece of shit. You just turned a blind eye to it because you wanted to hero worship a emotionally stunted perpetually 13 year old troglodyte, until you couldnt anymore.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago

Who will service those when Tesla goes out of business? Where will you get parts? Yeah, it's time to jump ship

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 40 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I shamefully admit I almost pulled the trigger on a Tesla Model S Plaid back in 2021 or 2022. Flush with a shit ton of cash, but fortunately I was reading reports of production build quality issues, many recalls, and ultimately pulled back my deposit.

Looking back at it. The one decision I have no regrets on.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

That's the part I never understood. Even if you weren't a Musk fan boy and before Musk showed his true colors, Telsa has always, ALWAYS been shit quality. I remember back in 2015, or so, there was a video of someone finally getting their Telsa and it had a massive crack running the length of the driver side A-pillar, yet they just ignored it.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Tesla is basically a case study in top down engineering. Radical ideas promised by marketing, sometimes good and sometimes bad, executed in a massive fucking rush which results in tons of build quality and general delivering on promises issues.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Which only worked at first because they were a start up. At that point many people will accept the early adopter woes, but Tesla never quite matured out of it.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

yep. They rested on their laurels, thinking their success of being first would always be success.

and now the big automakers have their own electric cars, that are properly built, and damn cheap compared to tesla prices.

and the first tesla musk had any design input on was the cybertruck, which is nothing more than the fever dream of an edgy emotionally stunted 13 year old, and built to about the same quality as you would expect from one

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I'll have to be honest and admit back when I was in high school or so, I was enthusiastic about electric cars and his seemed like some of the best. He was also opening up the charging standards so that there could be a mixed playing field. Back then, I was likely ready to dismiss small critiques as the retaliation of the fossil fuel industry.

God I hate old me.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 4 points 2 hours ago

All your reasons were valid though. Teslas were the best electric cars for a long time, probably not so anymore. Tesla as a brand has done good things, like you say opening up their charging standard which is superior to all the other competitors.

Personally, I wouldn't get a Tesla because they are sort of like the apple of car companies, e.g. anti-consumer and anti-repair. Plus, Musk owning it is another big negative.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

You're always supposed to hate or be embarrassed by the old you; that means you learned. It means growth. It's a good thing.

[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

Saw a Tesla today that someone stuck an old Rover badge on, cracked me up

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 27 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Elon is getting slapped by the invisible hand.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

fun fact: the people who originally coined the phrase 'invisible hand of the market' called it 'the invisible hand of providence' which basically means 'gods inscrutable will'. capitalism-at least market capitalism-is literally a religion.

and its god is smiting his favorite special boy. so sad.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

I think this hand ain't invisible. Well at least one finger isn't.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 hours ago

Yeap. Too late to sell now.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

spacex and starlink need to be the next to go.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 29 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Space X should be nationalized

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 29 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It should be a part of NASA

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago

Honestly I'm surprised Elon hasn't killed the SLS and given SpaceX that contract; it's one of the few things that would both benefit him and increase the efficiency of the government. He's probably scared of Boeing suiciding him.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 17 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

We did pay for it.

We're still giving Elon $80 million a day.

im in favor of any company these fuckers were on the board of or were allowed to hold substantial shares of being nationalized as punishment, if we don't end up with some form of communism or blasted wastelands after all this. The capital class needs to be shown consequences, and if we don't get guillotines, they need to at least be forced to watch us sautee their balls.

[–] blindbandit@lemm.ee 42 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

The brand is forever damaged. Sell while you can.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 29 points 7 hours ago (13 children)

I feel bad for Nikola Tesla having his name associated with all this nonsense. Not even death let him escape from rich assholes taking credit for the work of others.

[–] Yoga@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm actually a big fan of Edison Motors, who are working to make heavy trucks into hybrids. And they're Canadian!

[–] Yoga@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

I'm excited for their hybrid conversion kits

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