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But Musk later changed his mind, reportedly donating $45 million a month of his money to the pro-Trump political action committee American PAC.

`Nuff said. CEOs are often Republican, but to be this outspokenly political is normally a bad thing for CEOs like Musk. Media company heads (and Twitter/X is a media company) are supposed to at least pretend to be neutral.

And catering to the far-right seems like a bad idea if your company makes EVs. But what do I know?

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 117 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe this means that all the Republicans will buy electric cars now to own the libs.

[–] noride@lemm.ee 93 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Man, I'd feel soooo owned if they did that. Ugh, what if they all went out and got solar, too? Then we'd really be fucked. What are we, if not a bunch of electric car driving, latte drinking, solar panel punks? At least we'd still have the lattes, I guess.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You joke but there's a company right now selling solar power "own the libs who control the power boards."

Patriot Power

It's a step in the right direction, I guess.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Isn't it so funny how they hate liberals for doing/wanting the things they claim to be the champions of?

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surely that's reverse psychology?

[–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Solar is a weird rabbit hole of the kind of people who get it. It's like the epitome of horseshoe theory, where you either have the left-leaning eco-conscious sorts, or the far-right doomer/prepper "I hate the government so much I'm going to live off-grid" types who are the main people interested in it.

It's very weird researching solar stuff sometimes, because the advertising will either focus on the more typical performance metrics like W/m² and smart-home integration, or their ability to withstand an EMP and the fact they have no 5G chips in them and shit.

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't we just tell them getting power from the grid is Socialism so they will think putting up solar panels is the way to keep power in Texas, Florida... Most anywhere without having to rely and the government. You know, like becoming free from energy dependence or something.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

https://www.sempersolaris.com/

Energy independence, panels made in America, discounts for vetetans, etc. Tell your electric company, "You're fired!"

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Arugula! Free tan suit with every bunch of arugula! Come ‘n get ‘em!

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tesla is synonymous with Musk, which disqualifies it for consideration when purchasing an EV.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Around 9 years ago I very much wanted a Tesla and thought Musk was a genius. All he had to do to keep everyone thinking that was shut up.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lots of stims plus ketemene make that hard

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[–] stoly@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The problem is that it is his narcissism that drives him to want to be adored by everyone. As such, he can't actually stop talking.

[–] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Literally the exact same problem Trump had during COVID. Fauci was giving press briefings every day and we all loved him for it. Problem was we loved him more than Trump and that's when Trump just had to have the spotlight once again.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Also the drugs

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Tesla was a status symbol, and Musk has put in long hard extra hours of work to convert it into a shitty status symbol.

For folks out there that Musk hasn't personally offended, I suspect they've got to be at least mildly aware that it's more a matter of "when" than "if", at this point.

[–] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

Tesla will go bankcrupt in five years, unless they toss Musk out. He will do some stupid shit that will crash the whole company, like endorsing a political candidate who is talking of making EV's illegal.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m a Democrat and a Tesla owner. No way in Hell will I buy another Tesla as long as Musk is involved in any way with the company. It would actually take a significant overhaul of both the company and their cars to convince me to buy another one.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would sell it before Musk decides to find a list of all democratic supporters and start screwing up their cars out of pettyness. And let's not even pretend for one second the man child wouldn't do that.

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Or release real-time, geographic info on democrat Tesla drivers to right-wing militia groups to take care of. I don't think he'd just let shit go. Look at the Elon plane account for a digital representation.

[–] wagoner@infosec.pub 15 points 1 year ago
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[–] whyrat@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's the kind of smart CEO behavior that justifies his almost $45B+ compensation package. /s

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember years ago when people said - out loud, ostensibly seriously - he’s a genius? I think all those people need to be kicked in the ass.

He “endorsed” Trump. LOL. That’s a chump, not a genius.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do Trump's policies affect him?

Not saying he's a genius, but everything Trump is promoting benefits Musk.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, like I needed another reason to never buy another Tesla again. Good luck getting Republicans to buy an EV much less a EV that's technology is no longer cutting edge and the quality is horrible by any standard.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Us regular people cannot comprehend the 4D chess moves of a genius like Musk. Or maybe he just took too many drugs.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The reason to not buy a Tesla is that now they are simply bad cars, and there's too many good pure electric options to even consider a Tesla nowadays.

Tech wise, a Lucid Air blows a Tesla out of the water.

Driving wise, a Porsche Taycan handles like a Porsche, a Tesla handles like a Camry.

There are way too many other examples to list.

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[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Birds of a child rapists flock together.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Over the Trump endorsement? They hadn't already fled over gestures broadly

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You mean the 4% drop that happened after the ginormous 27% bump that happened, basically resetting their price to where they were a few months ago? I'm sure musk is hurting real bad. Articles like this just infuriate me.

[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tesla stock has never been based on any real metrics or logic. It'll be interesting to see sales over the next quarter.

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[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This whole thing seems like a sleight of hand to me. I’m pretty sure people are fleeing Tesla because their manufacturing standards are garbage, and their software is faulty. Cybertruck looks like a child’s first truck drawing was the design basis, it doesn’t even do basic truck things, and if you aren’t careful it can decapitate you or at least take off some fingers.

But sure, it’s because Muskrat, emerald mine offspring, finally endorsed Trump that is the determining factor for these people?! Ok, I guess.

[–] wagoner@infosec.pub 15 points 1 year ago

Not for me. I genuinely love almost everything about my Model 3 Tesla which I've had for years. It's a pleasure to drive. But I'll never buy another Tesla because of Musk.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Except Tesla always had shitty manufacturing and faulty software.

The difference accelerated after Elon Musk bought Twitter and revealed himself to be a right-wing asshole. (Some would argue that everyone should have known that Musk was always right-wing, but... the cultural zeitgeist never really noticed until after the Twitter purchase).

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