• ren (a they/them)@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I just feel bad for people who went in during Elon’s “good” years (heavy quotations). He’s nothing but a glorified car salesman and a verified idiot now, but for a while there, some people just wanted a more sustainable car.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah it was legitimately the only viable EV when I got one. I still love the car but am absolutely embarrassed by it because of that asshole.

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          1 year ago

          Poorly worded on my part. I genuinely oppose everything Elon Musk stands for, so it’s more like cognitive dissonance than embarrassment.

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            1 year ago

            Nobody follow this person’s advice. I am old, and one of the best things about life now is the freedom not to give a fuck about the dumbass judgemental thoughts of others. I do what I want regardless of what people think, and life is great.

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          There’s nothing wrong with or abnormal about being aware of your image or how you are perceived. Knowledge of self and self awareness and all that. Standard unavoidable reality of life.

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          1 year ago

          Android was never the only player in the cell phone OS market. Tesla was the only player in the EV market until last year more or less

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            1 year ago

            Android is still the only player in the cellphone market if you don’t want to be treated like a brain damaged gerbil who can’t be trusted with accessing a file system.

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            1 year ago

            Last year? Dude there have been viable alternatives for years now.

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              1 year ago

              Tesla has definitely invested more heavily in infrastructure (mostly charging network) then any other manufacturer producing electric cars in the US.