You state two opposing viewpoints. One: the customers want this Two: the customers are conditioned into buying this by coercive marketing I don't believe tha

You state two opposing viewpoints. One: the customers want this Two: the customers are conditioned into buying this by coercive marketing I don't believe that Tesla customers asked for this change, so I'd tend more towards the second viewpoint. It's much like the smartphone market: we're constantly told that the market doesn't want small or thick phones, but the market isn't given the choice.