If I was a different type of person I would absolutely be grifting right wingers hard. I’m talkin no remorse selling whatever whatever it takes to stroke their ego type shit because these people are literally primed to just give their money away to the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen. The only thing stopping me are those damn morals.
Have Tesla people even seen (I know, very hard task) the other EVs that are out? The Hyundai/Kia ones look fantastic and they’re cheaper, look better and have an actual auto manufacturer behind them
I don't mean to cast aspersions but I think average Cybertruck owners believe Elon is going to build cities on Mars. Not only that. They'll live there. If a conman learns his mark is a Cybertruck owner - he'll be thrilled because it's easy money. But it's no challenge at all to take candy from a baby.
This is a rhetorical question and I'm crazy to keep asking it - but how the ever loving fuck does Elon keep pulling this crap? Today Elon could say "By 2030 there will be 100,000 people on Mars here is the concept art..." and they're walking around outside in regular clothes. They don't need spacesuits because Elon is gonna a make a gigantic upsidedown fishbowl dome filled with oxygen. Some people will still believe him. In fact - they might get very angry if you politely say it can't happen. I just don't get it.
I feel that merely interfering with engineering doesn't suffice as an explanation for all this bullshit. Something that isn't horrendous would slip through the cracks on the days when is off on a publicity stunt or begging for subsidies, but no, nothing ever does. I think there's some sort of fear of showing up the boss that has otherwise self-respecting engineers who aren't on as many pills as their CEO shittifying their own work to keep their jobs.