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X Races to Contain Damage After Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post (www.nytimes.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform, whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages.

To be clear: Musk endorsed a tweet which used a false antisemitic conspiracy theory to tell people why "Hitler was right"

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

I was getting excited about getting a new vehicle, and was looking at a Tesla.

But, Nope! I'll ride a tricycle before Elon gets a penny from me.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You're not very good a product research if Elon being a shithead is what put you off Tesla. Tesla cars should put you off Tesla cars. Lying about range. Thousands of dollars for software features that don't work. Atrocious reviews from owners about reliability. The list goes on. Then there's the hostile racist workplaces where they are manufactured. Elon is just the tip of the iceberg.

The worst review I've ever heard of any product goes like this. "Imagine if your printer was your car, that's what owning a Tesla is like."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I work in the automotive industry as an engineer, and I can confirm that Tesla has a dogshit reputation. A decade or so ago, it was considered the best place to work. These days, the best engineers avoid it like the plague.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I'm expecting to see you on one of these

photo By Prioryman - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Enthusiasts have established owners' clubs and some have modified their vehicles substantially, adding bigger wheels, jet engines, and high-powered electric motors to propel their C5s at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour (240 km/h).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Those look cool but very expensive compared with most ebikes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Not compared to a Musk truck. Then it's 5% ish, and a bargain.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Please, share a photo of you riding a tricycle

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Lucid has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Twice as expensive and a tiny charging network in the United States. No thanks.

Elon sucks. In case that wasn't clear.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Twice as expensive as what? A Lucid Air sure isn't competing against a Model 3 if that's what you're saying. It's priced almost identically to the Model S, so not really twice as expensive. Also, in case you missed it, the Supercharger network is opening to all brands, so that selling point is not a thing for much longer.

There's literally no reason to pick a Tesla over another brand, unless you really enjoy paying $12k to beta test absolutely terrifying ADAS software.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Never heard of them, but terrible mobile website.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Thank you for your service, sir!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You're not very good a product research if Elon being a shithead is what put you off Tesla. Tesla cars should put you off Tesla cars. Lying about range. Thousands of dollars for software features that don't work. Atrocious reviews from owners about reliability. The list goes on. Then there's the hostile racist workplaces where they are manufactured. Elon is just the tip of the iceberg.