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I wonder how many people are reconsidering Tesla purchases now, and how that compares to the cost of having these workers on unpaid leave. Seems to be the wrong

by rrock 6y ago

I wonder how many people are reconsidering Tesla purchases now, and how that compares to the cost of having these workers on unpaid leave. Seems to be the wrong decision from both the ethical and the business perspective.

dylan604 6y ago
I was never in the market for a Tesla car, but I have been very intrigued by their Powerwall units.
matz1 6y ago
I'm not rich enough to own tesla car so I buy tesla stock instead.
WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago
Is this going to be the thing that causes a Tesla implosion? After all of the issues, the magical tents?
sjwright 6y ago
I'm curious, do you think that early information-limited reporting of alleged unethical treatment of two employees is enough to decide to shift your purchase over to Ford, Toyota or Volkswagen? Have you confirmed that the company who wins your vehicle purchase have, statistically speaking, done unethical things to proportionally fewer employees?
- travisporter 6y ago
  Not to get meta, but both you and the parent are asking leading questions. I do it too, but I don't think we shoudl I think it's because we're trying to be polite but make a point. Maybe it's just an online thing.
  - sjwright 6y ago
    I do understand your concern. Even so, I prefer leading questions over unverified assertions, or opinions masquerading as facts. You know, the online thing.
    - travisporter 6y ago
      Hm, yeah. I do shudder when I think about how many times i've said "I read online that... [HN comment]".
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drcongo 6y ago
I'm going to guess nobody is reconsidering over this if they haven't reconsidered the last hundred times they've been shown what kind of person Musk is.
- timmytokyo 6y ago
  I'm going to guess that the vast majority of people who bought Teslas knew little to nothing about Elon Musk. With all the bad publicity he's generating for himself in the midst of a huge crisis, where the media exposure of his actions is greater than it's ever been, that is going to change. And it probably won't be good for Tesla.

by rrock 6y ago

dylan604 6y ago

I was never in the market for a Tesla car, but I have been very intrigued by their Powerwall units.

matz1 6y ago

I'm not rich enough to own tesla car so I buy tesla stock instead.

WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago

Is this going to be the thing that causes a Tesla implosion? After all of the issues, the magical tents?

sjwright 6y ago

I'm curious, do you think that early information-limited reporting of alleged unethical treatment of two employees is enough to decide to shift your purchase over to Ford, Toyota or Volkswagen? Have you confirmed that the company who wins your vehicle purchase have, statistically speaking, done unethical things to proportionally fewer employees?

travisporter 6y ago
Not to get meta, but both you and the parent are asking leading questions. I do it too, but I don't think we shoudl I think it's because we're trying to be polite but make a point. Maybe it's just an online thing.
- sjwright 6y ago
  I do understand your concern. Even so, I prefer leading questions over unverified assertions, or opinions masquerading as facts. You know, the online thing.
  - travisporter 6y ago
    Hm, yeah. I do shudder when I think about how many times i've said "I read online that... [HN comment]".
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drcongo 6y ago

I'm going to guess nobody is reconsidering over this if they haven't reconsidered the last hundred times they've been shown what kind of person Musk is.

timmytokyo 6y ago
I'm going to guess that the vast majority of people who bought Teslas knew little to nothing about Elon Musk. With all the bad publicity he's generating for himself in the midst of a huge crisis, where the media exposure of his actions is greater than it's ever been, that is going to change. And it probably won't be good for Tesla.