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I think this is vastly overblown. Your average Joe barely knows who Elon Musk is. Unlike most of us here, most people aren't up to date on whatever X individua
by redox99 4y ago
I think this is vastly overblown. Your average Joe barely knows who Elon Musk is.
Unlike most of us here, most people aren't up to date on whatever X individual tweeted or said.
Edit: Downvoted for giving my opinion, stay classy HN.
- fathyb 4y agoI'd argue the majority of Tesla owners are aware of who he is.
- redox99 4y agoIf Tesla were to only keep the hardcore customer base it would massively fail. Their goal is to be the most popular brand. In that case, the hardcore user base becomes only a small percentage.
- binarycrusader 4y agoCan the average Joe afford a Tesla? If they can, are they really average? Can you clarify or should I just assume that I shall be downvoted into oblivion for asking?
- ricardobeat 4y agoThe parent comment said this is vastly overblown, because 'average people' don't know who Musk is. If 'average people' won't buy a Tesla, then this line of reasoning is moot?
- binarycrusader 4y agoIf we’re going to make “average Joe” arguments then I’d like to see why someone believes that someone that can afford a Tesla is average given median income distribution in almost any country.
- ivalm 4y agoThat parent implied average people affect Tesla revenue, so asking if they can afford the car is very relevant. Only opinions of potential buyers actually matters.
- jmuguy 4y agoSure but Telsa buyers aren't your average Joe.
- mathaway 4y agoThere are so many Teslas in Los Angeles it’s called the California Camry.
- ivalm 4y agoAnd yet living there I can tell you I see way more Camrys. Even in LA Tesla is a luxury subgroup vehicle and luxury vehicle owners are very sensitive to fashion/social signaling (here maybe even more than elsewhere!).
- bdcravens 4y agoA couple of years ago, yes. Now, many know who he is, even if it's through the Facebook grapevine. The political climate has absolutely elevated many who previously were unknown or (Mike Lindell, for example)
- enraged_camel 4y ago>> I think this is vastly overblown. Your average Joe barely knows who Elon Musk is. This may have been true last year, but Elon has been all over the news for the past six months, so it's difficult to argue that the average person "barely" knows who he is.
- SkipperCat 4y agoTrue, but your average Joe has no idea who's the CEO of Ford, GM, and any other major car manufacturer. And they definitely have no clue about their politics or antics. Fame cuts many ways. Steve Jobs played it pretty well but it's a hard game to win.
- bdcravens 4y agoYour average Joe didn't know who Mike Lindell was until a couple of years ago either (even with his ads on news channels). Among a certain crowd, Musk is being hailed as a champion of free speech and a warrior against cancel culture. These are not Tesla drivers.
- tmn 4y agoI still have no clue who Mike Lindell is
- LarryMullins 4y agoI'll spoil this pleasure for you: he's a guy who sells pillows online and vocally supports Trump. Seems quite unhinged, possibly related to his long-term drug abuse and eventual religious conversion.
- CydeWeys 4y ago> Your average Joe barely knows who Elon Musk is. You're underestimating the average person.
- anotherman554 4y agoBarely knowing anything about Musk is sufficient to know enough not to want to buy his cars. If the only thing I knew about him is what he called one of the Thai cave rescuers, that would be sufficient to not want to buy his car. I don't have to keep "up to date" on anything he says.