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I cancelled my Model 3 order a few years ago because Elon was such a tool. I don't remember exactly what he did, but it was something where I thought, I don't w
by newaccount74 4y ago
I cancelled my Model 3 order a few years ago because Elon was such a tool. I don't remember exactly what he did, but it was something where I thought, I don't want people to think of that when they see me in my car.
- rayiner 4y agoSounds extremely petty and shallow.
- ancientworldnow 4y agoMaybe they just didn't want to deal with the poor QC and exaggerated range figures and needed another excuse to push them over the edge.
- adventured 4y agoThat's not what the parent comment in question said or implied at all.
- Salgat 4y agoNothing wrong with voting with your dollars. Do you cringe at people who avoid Nestle products?
- bdcravens 4y agoPeople boycott companies all the time for reasons unrelated to the product.
- tptacek 4y agoPaying for a Tesla is an expressive act. It isn't a Ford Taurus or a Honda Civic; it's nobody's default car.
- rayiner 4y agoSo it was always shallow?
- tptacek 4y agoYes? We are talking about luxury automobiles. There is a component of practical utility in these things, but most of the dollars are allocated to something more akin to fashion, which is expressive. It doesn't make sense to call out a fashion decision as "petty". You could just wear a Dickie's janitor jumpsuit to work, but you don't: you pay some extra amount of money, expressively, to signal something different. I drive an ICE Audi. I like the car, and it's zippy and smooth and fun to drive, but I'm not going to pretend there isn't an huge element of fashion to it. If Audi decided to lean into Nazism, it wouldn't be petty of me to ditch the Audi, just like I wouldn't wear a Fred Perry shirt. If you think about it, the car you drive is one of the stronger social signals you send in American society.
- bdcravens 4y agoHe wasn't the only reason, but I did the same (and got a Kia EV6 instead)
- sixQuarks 4y agoI hope you do this with every product, you should never use Amazon because they treat their workers bad, don’t use google for search because they gave up their “don’t be evil” tagline, and don’t use Apple products either because they use cobalt in their products
- yongjik 4y agoMeh, a person has to pick their battles. If you think Amazon is a worse company than Tesla, by all means, boycott Amazon, and feel free to tell us why.