You're wrong, simp

Also. Why would an allegory for fascism driving your dumbass tiny pp truck be an endorsement? Why is that something you'd want for yourself?
- Simple: Elon is a dipshit.
  
  Man someone came and down voted all us. Who's still stanning musk on the fediverse in 2024?
  
  Simple: Elon is a dipshit.
  You could say he's a simp
  
  Elon is the standard candle for dipshittyness. All other dipshits are gauged in "Elon units" of how irredeemably dipshitty they are.
- Because musk is a fascist, duh?
- Exactly, I saw this and thought "why the hell would I even want to be like judge dredd?"

Saw it for the first time in person yesterday and I can confidently say….
It’s even uglier in person!
- I don't know how to explain it, but it absolutely is. I saw my first a week or two ago, and was taken aback by how off-putting it is visually. I thought maybe it'd have an awkward charm, but no, it's just physically uncomfortable to look at.
  
  What struck me was how ungodly huge it is, for basically no reason. There was one outside of Costco with people trying to get some huge thing to fit in the bed. It didn't go well. They already had it loaded by the time I walked into the store and they were still there putting ratchet straps on it when I left 30 minutes later.
  
  It's like looking at a texture that hasn't fully rendered or something, just visual blur despite the sharp edges
  
  I saw one in person the other day and physically uncomfortable is a good description. I was trying to describe it to my friends who have only seen pictures and I couldn't stop laughing because it's so much dumber looking in real life. Really just horrible.
- Huh. I actually saw one for the first time in person yesterday too. On the way back from a camping trip, in a little village surrounded by corn fields.
  It really i the ugliest car I've ever seen. Including the car Homer designed in the Simpsons.
  
  Couple of weeks ago I saw several, all parked next to each other, in a parking lot. Assumed it was some car club, or people going to some car event. Anyway, seeing them all lined-up like that, made me realize just how out of place they looked. They looked fake, like mock-ups, or something. It was weird. I have seen a lot of very highly stylized cars, lots of specialty vehicles designed for industrial, and military, use and never have I gotten that vibe. The only other time I got the same feeling was when one of the Nolan batman movies was being filmed near where I worked, and they had the "bat" vehicles parked in a private lot I passed, on my way to work. Getting to see them up close, and in person, really made it clear that they were fake vehicles, that required distance, and editing/cgi, to look real.
  
  Homer's car was pretty cool...
  two bubble domes, with muzzles and restraints in the back
  shag carpet
  tailfin and metal bowler hood ornament
  three horns to play the song "La Cucaracha".
  gigantic cupholders (which actually became a feature on many cars in the 1990s onward)
- Interesting to know it’s just my area (which does make sense, it's SF Bay Area), but I see them all the time, multiple a day sometimes.
  
  There is only one by me that I see somewhat regularly, and oh what a trash bin it really is in person....
  But yeah, don't see a lot here. I do live in a progressive area, but we are surrounded by farmland and maga outside the the townships into the more rural parts of the county. The cyber truck isn't something a farmer is going to ever touch since it's garbage for actual truck tasks, it's a very specific pavement princess vehicle. Around here they actually use their trucks.
  
  I’ve only seen one or two a month so far on days when I’m out, in an area where I see multiple Teslas a day when I’m out. It does seem like the number is increasing, but slowly.
- Cybertruck or Elon?
  
  Yes
- I mean, hair plugs don't really do anything for anyone.
- I hate Elon, I hate trucks, and I hate cars, but there is something about its style that I like. You gotta appreciate the Syd Mead inspiration and the attempt at something new. And though I’m reading it’s not working as well as advertised, I like the idea of stainless steel instead of paint.
  
  There's trying something different, and there's just throwing shit at the design board.
  Some ideas might have been worth exploring, but that would have required an actual design team.
  I'm glad those menaces aren't legal over here.
  
  It fails in every way it can. It's dangerous and there's plenty of stories of it breaking down several miles from the lot. No paint means that it will rust. Apparently you can get a clear coat added to it but it costs 5k. It's massive and even though it's a truck the bed is too small to really do much. Not having a normal steering wheel and all the controls being on the screen means you are constantly looking away from the road while driving. These are just the issues I remember off the top of my head. It was some manchild with too much money's random idea that never should have been made.

I'll bet Elon thinks that Dredd would put a Punisher sticker on it too.
- ...with that blue stripe, just complete the oblivious look

Oof, look at the replies of all the Elon fans. They just can't take it.
- No thanks.
  
  Fair.

Why is he a simp, I don't understand.
- "Simp" has been in use as Mega-City One slang since the 80s. It is a subculture of people who have checked out of society and act like simpletons. See, for example, Megazine #15 and, more recently Prog 2207. This was really leaned into with Jack Point: The Simping Detective.
  So, he's basically calling Musk a clown.
  
  In a finer, better timeline, there was a Judge Dredd movie directed by Terry Gilliam
  
  That's a very comprehensive answer, thank you. Although I have to concede that the car does suit the aesthetic of that comic.
  
  Completely missed this extra layer, today I am the simp.
- He's simping for dredd - an explicit satire of authoritarianism and police brutality
  
  As noted higher up it's actually a different slang in the comics, but Dredd is a literal fascist so either way it's not a good look to want to attach your brand to him.

oof, nothing like the word of god shutting you down.

Here's a vehicle from the 1995 movie. I think the cybertruck could fit in with something like that if it had some greebles and a matching paint job.
- The only Judge Dredd movie I recognize is the one with Karl Urban, which was sadly under-advertised and didn't make the money it should have..
  
  Fun movie. I should watch it again when I can get more edibles
  
  I'll fight for the Stallone version any time.
  Urban's version was unironic, and Dredd is always meant to be done ironically.
- I would buy that before I bought a cyber truck.

The only Fleetway Character I like that makes me think of Elon is Super Sonic
And if you know the book, that's not the compliment it would be in any other continuity

Clever comebacks
You’re wrong, simp.
oof
- It's clever because it's an in-universe insult different from and far older than the current population culture usage, and all of the fake fans won't understand that and will out themselves objecting.

Elon does not tire from being ridiculed in the internet and then going back home to wipe his tears with hundred dollar bank notes

what if he would but he doesn't know he wants to?

I must admit that it does look pretty nice. If it wasn't musk-related i would've bought one. But due to him i wouldn't take one if it came for free when buying another car.
- Awesome! I love trash-pandas! That would be a selling-point!
- I saw one in person for the first time last week. It does not look good. Not at all like what the press images show. The panels were not planner, they were all warped and wavey. The gaps between panels were huge and uneven. Honestly, it looked like a reject from a bargain Back to the Future theme park ride, or like a poor quality cosplay piece.
  Maybe the owner just wasn't taking care of it, but regardless, it looked bad.
  
  Lol. Can't judge yet. I only know it from the handful photos i saw. While the teslas all look horrible, the truck at least had some distinct optics. Probably will never see one where i live, even those murican "trucks" are so very rare here and chuckled upon. Unless it's a construction- or woodworking-company or something that would need one.
- It "looks" nice from afar. Apparently, when you look closer, then it looks less nice - or useful, to be fair. For example, the truck bed appears to be inconvenient. And it seems that in some models, you can't even fit a dirt bike in it.
  
  Oh i have not the slightest idea about its usefulness or anything. Just based on the looks of the few imagines i would buy one if i had the need for a car like that. I prefer 2 seater convertibles 😁
- I think we can all agree aesthetics are subjective. The down votes are likely for saying anything positive about something related to Musk (or just folks who disagree). Which, to your point, would be an interesting experiment: put one in front of people who don't know who made it and see what they think.
  
  I expected mindless downvotes due to saying something like that. Same kind of sheeples like the musk-fanboys. Just their ignorance turned 180°. Like atheists to theists 😁
  Yup, would be interesting to see. Not surprising of course. So many sheeple don't dare to have an opinion that deviates from the popular one.
- I'm gonna get down voted as well but I agree I like the aesthetic, I saw this matte white (photo below) one the other day that I thought looked slick.
  Now to be clear I'd never by a Tesla for numerous reasons, I would by an Aptera though (hopefully the succeed in making solar mobility a reality)
  
  Solar mobile? Nope, won't happen. Please think of the oil- and power-Shareholders. You egomaniac!
  But yes, it's refreshing to the boring market. If for SUVs, they're all the same. Round and ugly as fuck. Except the benz ones that are only driven by gangsters 😁