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You're 100% correct. People will want FSD for themselves for sure. That won't stop them from blaming the tech companies when they read articles about the cars
by mwigdahl 4y ago
You're 100% correct. People will want FSD for themselves for sure. That won't stop them from blaming the tech companies when they read articles about the cars killing people. Ralph Nader's _Unsafe At Any Speed_ tanked Corvair sales after publication, although his critiques arguably applied to other cars more than the Corvair. The sales of other, similar contemporary cars weren't affected at all.
FSD will be incredibly convenient, which means humans will always be motivated to come up a reason, valid or otherwise, that justifies their own use of the tech while allowing themselves to condemn others for mishaps incurred doing the exact same thing.
"They didn't maintain it correctly." "They didn't listen to the warnings." "They bought the wrong brand." "They weren't current on software updates."