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masquenox ,

Oh, a liberal cannabis gentrifier doesn’t like that people don’t appreciate his marketing scam masquerading as personal transport?

Hold on while I dig out the world’s smallest violin for him…

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    13esq ,

    If you hate Musk or Tesla or whatever, that’s one thing, don’t take it out on your fellow man.

    pyre ,

    if someone’s willing to put everyone around them at risk by driving that thing around, they’re not my “fellow man”.

    dependencyinjection ,

    Dude I could have all the money in the world and I’d still buy a VW Golf.

    Some people just don’t like these fugly trucks. Also, I would never give Elon Musk a penny even if it was my favourite car. He’s a POS.

    You’d even be mad to buy a Tesla these days now that everybody else has caught up and have more experience and better quality control.

    Let’s not simp for billionaires aye.

    alsimoneau ,

    I so wish I could get my hands on an electric one to replace my 2006 TDI…

    dependencyinjection ,

    I don’t like all the touch sensitive buttons on the new ones.

    I’ve got a 2014 2.0 TDI with a blown head gasket 😔

    gardylou ,

    Lol, hated by people who despise poorly designed death traps that are unsafe for pedestrians.

    no_comment ,

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/19fcaefb-20cf-4307-9cbd-21ed43964a4b.jpeg

    Kayday ,

    I’m in the minority of people who really like the design, I just wouldn’t ever consider buying anything from Tesla.

    nutsack ,

    he really should not have bought Twitter that is what I think pissed people off the most

    gardylou ,

    It wasn’t buying twitter that was the problem, it was turning around to elevate the profile of alt-whites, racists and neo-nazi types with that purchase.

    ____ ,

    Think he didn’t really have much of a choice given his public comments, and the fact that to lay folks those comments were credible because he has the resources to follow through.

    If I posted “BRB, buying Twitter and taking it private,” it would be a joke. But coming from someone who already has a crazy amount of money, positions in companies, etc., and who knows or should know the ins and outs of securities law…

    That was an ill fated statement that he should never have made and probably expected to be taken as a joke. Don’t think he expected the Twitter board to take the chance to cash out and call it good, either.

    For someone with that level of impaired judgement to be running companies…. Jeez, how do I pull that off? I can rant publicly, I just don’t know the magic incantations that being in billions.

    Hope that MFer gets meme stocked, shorted, and pump and dumped. As we’ve seen again and again, it doesn’t take all that much to do those things.

    Am abs against the meme stock crowd, they are straight up bad actors, but might be able to do some good here.

    Syd ,

    The aesthetics are nice in my opinion, I wish there were more distinct and unique vehicles out there.

    SkaveRat ,

    In a sucker for the low poly aesthetics.

    It’s sad that literally everything else on this thing is a dumpster fire

    Heavybell ,
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    Oh, it looks cool, you’re not wrong. It’s just a shame it’s apparently shit.

    ____ ,

    I disagree emphatically re the design, it’s bizarre and foreign to me, but separating “pretty, IMHO” (and design is always in one’s opinion) vs “company is crap” is something not all humans are able to do, and which I respect.

    MacNCheezus ,
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    I’m certainly not nearly as much of an Elon hater as most of this site, but even I think that thing looks like crap.

    lorkano ,

    Good or crap looking - doesn’t matter. It’s unique design nonetheless. This is the reason it’s getting attention. You walk the street and you see movie like vehicle moving

    MacNCheezus ,
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    It’s definitely unique but I still don’t want it.

    ilinamorato ,

    There’s a van in my neighborhood with a manifesto painted on every visible outside surface about how God entered the driver’s body. It’s a unique design and gets attention. And I would never want to drive it.

    III ,

    From your comment, I know that either:

    You have no children who have drawn a picture for you.

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    You do, but they don’t know your Lemmy account.

    MacNCheezus ,
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    Drawn a picture of what?

    Plopp ,

    For real the cybertruck belongs in Maddox’s section where he judges kid’s drawings.

    Sam_Bass ,

    Well, it looks like someone that works in low budget movies had to build it for a scifi flick

    ZhaoYadang ,

    “The Homer”

    mightyducks ,

    It’s probably the worst car design to date. Also, prone to rusting

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP ,
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    It’s prone to a lot of things apparently, more to follow I’m sure.

    smeenz ,

    Well there was this…

    simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Homer

    Simpsons didn’t quite predict it 100% this time

    Snapz ,

    Interesting. youtu.be/rPt9hAC24MI?feature=shared

    BonesOfTheMoon ,

    Teslas in general are super ugly but this is an abomination.

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP ,
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    IDK, some of their sedans don’t really look that bad IMO but this thing is a huge departure from previous designs.

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    DarkNightoftheSoul ,
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    chaosmarine92 ,

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    DarkNightoftheSoul ,
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    I wasn’t doubting that you went to a store and bought a thing, “a fool and his money soon parted” and all that.

    SwingingTheLamp ,

    Kind of a self-selecting phenomenon, isn’t it? The haters won’t approach you IRL to berate it, and the admirers aren’t going to seek out an online forum to gush about it.

    Sweetpeaches69 ,

    Children taking photos with your car isn’t the flex you think it is.

    Coincidentally, and also anecdotally, I saw someone pee on a cyber truck the other day.

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    chatokun ,

    I pointed it out to someone in the car with me and my face probably had a smile, as I joked about how pictures don’t do it service how ugly/odd it looked in person. Then we switched back to whatever topic we were talking about.

    Some people like odd shapes, some people make fun of it, some don’t care. There are plenty of things I’d never drive but might like to look at, some in appreciation, some in mockery.

    My main issues with Teslas are company and owner issues. Issues with cutting corners, his involvement with manipulating governments for Lithium, and the wild way he hires and fires people due to ego (reportedly fired entire Supercharger group because lead wouldn’t do anymore layoffs, and is desperately trying to rehire talent).

    I can discuss all that stuff with people without a scowl on my face, because I’m laughing at such dumb decisions. I don’t have any personal opinions about you really, other that you either don’t know that stuff or don’t care. I might make judgements if I confirmed you knew all that and still went for it, or if I knew you simped for him, but I couldn’t make that call just seeing one out on the street.

    exanime ,

    In person I can’t go anywhere without someone wanting to ask me about it and gushing about how cool it is.

    That’s just confirmation bias my dude…

    I have seen people out there with clothes, accessories, hairdo, make up that makes me want to vomit… but I am not an asshole and this is not my problem so I do nothing…

    On the other hand, I have seen as many people with clothes, accessories, hairdo or make up that makes me want to say “wow, that is so cool”… being a positive thing, I do sometimes tell them “Bud, what an awesome shirt!”… “wow those glasses are super cool!”, etc

    The point being, it takes different types of people/attitudes/effort to go out of your way to give a compliment vs an insult… insulting people is harder and riskier, therefore you will see much less of it (how many people go out of their way to warn you you have a bugger hanging out or lettuce on your teeth?)

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    exanime ,

    Which is why you shouldn’t go by any one source…

    perdvert ,

    So long as you don’t get it wet and it doesn’t randomly brake on you and the side panels don’t rust and you’re ok with the PS1 yee yee ass looks, sure, it’s great.

    Bruh

    blazeknave ,

    No. I live near a lot of them. I hate you offline too. So do my friends and colleagues. Believe me.

    There are more Musk fan douchebags IRL than Lemmy, yes. That doesn’t mean you’re not a fucking loser supporting a neo Nazi who scams the government for my tax payer dollars. You knowingly bought a truck designed to kill humans instead of crumpling. You’re trash big dog.

    Have you considered people like me aren’t flipping you off as overtly as the loser fanboys approach you?

    If I see you on the road, I 100% will cut you off, not let you in, skip ahead at stop signs, slow down so you get red light tickets.

    Next time that happens, consider whether it’s bc what you’re driving, not the other person’s habits.

    Never thought I’d root for big auto to take point on electric vehicles, but anything is better than supporting that dick bag.

    Fuck you. Fuck Tesla.

    Illuminostro ,

    Should’ve bought a Rivian.

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP ,
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    Should’ve bought a bicycle lol, there’s no better way to get around town if you ask me.

    Trilobite ,

    That depends on where you live lots of places are very unfriendly to bike riders

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP , (edited )
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    You don’t have to tell me that, I’m an American lol. I still ride anyways but there’s a camera rolling every time I ride these days so if someone hits me or attacks me, that’s going to become a big problem for them.

    I started wearing one after an obese dipshit in a lifted truck started to act like he was going to attack me after cutting me off and calling me homophobic slurs (you know because riding a bike means you love dick I guess). They opened the door and climbed out but then got right back in and took off like a bat out of hell as soon as it was apparent that I wasn’t going to run away or cower (probably for the best, I never ride unarmed and can fight reasonably well, plus there’s the regular cardio and strength training cycling provides).

    As soon as I hopped off my bike, he looked like he was going to shit his pants lol, pretty certain he was expecting me to try and ride away. It’s amazing how a camera has almost completely eliminated people doing dumb shit - as soon as they see the camera, they behave. Doesn’t help with negligent drivers, but it’s still made a huge difference with belligerent drivers.

    Anyone reading this that hates cyclists should think hard about this before they decide to try and attack one of us: You don’t know who is on that bike or what they are capable of, so fuck with them at your own peril and don’t forget that there are cameras everywhere these days, even if you might not notice them.

    Phegan ,

    It’s wild that they attack cyclist. I am mostly a pedestrian first as I live in a walkable city, but I was walking my bike to the shop for repairs and there was a dramatic shift in how drivers reacted to me just walking a bike. It’s insane how much needless contempt they have for someone on a bike.

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP ,
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    It’s not super common (at least in my experience) but it still happens way more often than it should.

    Voroxpete ,

    Hating anything that helps the planet is now the religion of the right. We’re talking about people who deliberately mod their trucks to create more harmful emissions.

    AngryCommieKender ,

    E-bike. It’s more energy efficient than straight biking.

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP ,
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    I like my ebike, but I like my bicycle even more. I can’t quite place my finger on why, but it’s probably because my bicycle is a pretty decent hardtail and my ebike is a cheap drop-shipped folding fatbike that I use more for heavier hauls or recovery days. I’d probably change my opinion if I had something like a Specialized Turbo lol.

    explodicle ,

    [laughs in vegetarian]

    pedz ,

    I pull my inflatable kayak with a bike trailer and thought about an ebike but then, I also do touring and the places I go to are beyond battery life. For example this weekend I’m cycling 90 km to my camp site and there’s no electricity. And I need to get back.

    And the second issue with this is that AFAIK there’s no fast charging on most ebikes. So if I need to stop somewhere to charge it when the battery will be dead after 75 km, it will take an eternity to charge.

    So in the end, for my case, as someone cycling a few thousand kilometres a year, for “longer distances”, it’s wouldn’t be very practical.

    AngryCommieKender ,

    You can still pedal without the battery, you just don’t get the assist. What do you mean by fast charging? My battery goes from empty to full in 4 hours, and I have a 50 mile range. (80.5 km)

    pedz ,

    But with a dead battery you have to haul it plis your stuff, which was supposed to be there to make it easier in the first place.

    And by fast charge, I mean like an electric car, that can fully cjarge in about 15 to 20 minutes instead of hours.

    Buddahriffic ,

    Wouldn’t you still get some benefit once you’re going due to regenerative breaking? Though I’m just guessing as to how they are set up, no idea if they even do regenerative breaking.

    Zehzin ,
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    Should’ve bought a squirrel

    Illuminostro ,

    OK…

    genuineparts ,
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    “I don’t like attention.”

    – Guy that gave multiple interviews about all the attention he is getting.

    Muscar ,

    He doesn’t like negative attention and is too dumb to realise that was the only thing that would happen by buying such an obvious “I’m dumb and a dickhead” statement piece.

    dumblederp ,

    It’s all marketing for his pot shop.

    dumbass ,
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    How bad at you at selling weed are you that you need to do this?

    dumblederp ,

    He may have paid a coked up publicist to get all this going.

    ____ ,

    This isn’t what gets me into a dispensary a second time.

    Feeling like I can ask a dumbass question, get a coherent answer, and they will have product in stock at the promised price; gets me in the second and subsequent times.

    Hypothetically, of course, but no different from the local booze warehouse, really. My loyalty is to the place where I asked someone “I see you’re out of x, what’s similar?” And they a) tapped out because it wasn’t their area of expertise and b) connected me with the person who could provide options and talk about that particular niche ad infinitum.

    Don’t be flashy if you run a dispensary, just know your stuff and educate your staff.

    HeyThisIsntTheYMCA ,
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    be on weedmaps (or whatever your state uses online), have your stock up to date, and most importantly, don’t just sell by the 1/8.

    therealjcdenton ,

    The thing that really made me dislike it is the trunk has a really sharp close that’s just begging for cut someones fingers off

    jj4211 ,

    This seems like an overblown concern. To prove it, I’m going to make a video putting my finger in the way as it closes and I’m sure it will be fine… /s

    Illuminostro ,

    “Hold your horses! I’m typing as fast as I can with 6 fingers!”

    OhFudgeBars ,

    Seems as good a reason as any to post this.

    Good luck getting it out of your head, by the way.

    Imprudent3449 ,

    Funny you should mention that

    Why an engineer would use a “learning algorithm” rather than just use a “never crush something” is beyond me. So poorly designed.

    menemen ,
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    Lol, they used a “learning algorithm” for something we solved decades ago? The responsible engineer needs to get his degree revoked…

    pokemaster787 ,

    So they progressively increase closing force if it keeps detecting something but the owner keeps trying to close it. I can vaguely see the reasoning only if they aren’t confident in the frunk sensor for some reason. I mean garage doors solved this problem forever ago without having to resort to something like that.

    I wonder if the “vision-based everything” mandate from Musk applies outside of autonomous driving features? Makes sense to not be confident in it if it’s just a camera…

    TurtleJoe ,
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    Because Elmo demands that his people redesign the idea of a car from the ground up, just because he wants to prove he’s The Most Special Boy. Remember when they were having all those problems with power steering, and they were like, “hey, our company is basically brand new, we’re still working out some kinks.”

    Like, power steering has been solved for a long time now, there’s no need to try to reinvent it.

    I’m surprised that they haven’t released any cars with three, five, or six wheels yet.

    RaoulDook ,

    What made me not like it is the damn ugly design. It looks like a joke but they are apparently serious enough to sell them looking like that.

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP ,
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    I take it you haven’t heard about the doors cutting people up? Yeah, that’s a thing.

    ilikecoffee ,

    And no crumple zones, apparently…

    LifeOfChance ,

    If both are in Portland maybe it wasn’t him but the cyber truck I see somewhat often is always waving out his window to people looking at his truck. I’ve followed this truck from Portland up to standish before and for him to say he doesn’t like attention is absolutely not true…

    _haha_oh_wow_ OP ,
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    I can’t see anyone who truly dislikes attention buying such an outlandish, hideous parody of a truck.

    LaLuzDelSol ,

    The article is about Portland Maine jsyk

    DandomRude ,
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    Isn’t getting attention the whole point of buying a expensive car like that for most people? I mean the same goes for expensive sports cars: most people don’t get these because they are particularly good drivers - hell, some are even so old they can’t even get into those cars properly.

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    CanadianCarl ,

    fastcompany.com/…/a-timeline-of-tesla-cybertruck-… this is a good reason why not to buy that lemon.

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