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Mind if I ask: do you feel any sort of stigma attached to driving your car these days? Do you feel like you get looks or anything? I see Teslas in town and adm

Mind if I ask: do you feel any sort of stigma attached to driving your car these days? Do you feel like you get looks or anything? I see Teslas in town and admire them still. But wondered if this is a thing now for some.

thatguymike 4y ago
It’s a thing for me, Teslas have become much less psychologically desirable over the last few months. Nothing personal to anyone who bought one, but now I see them and wince/feel sorry for the owner rather than feeling mildly impressed and jealous.
toomuchtodo 4y ago
Not OP, but I own three (S, X, Y) Teslas of various vintages and feel no stigma. Life lesson: don’t care what other people think about your consumer purchases. Those are not people you should associate with.
- paulrpotts 4y ago
  Alternate view: perhaps you could learn something from people who try to apply ethics and responsibility to their life choices?
belter 4y ago
Also flagged at the time...Despite the intellectual snobbish stance of some against Redditors, in this case HN could not handle a BBC article... "Elon Musk has made me embarrassed to drive my Tesla now" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34568470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34568470
drcongo 4y ago
I keep seeing Teslas described as a toupée on wheels which feels about right.
nunez 4y ago
I don't feel like I get looks for driving my Tesla. However, my confidence in them has dwindled significantly since we got our Model 3 in 2020. Just last year, I was all-in on getting the Model S despite its cost going way up. I was determined to figure out how to do it. I was also extremely bullish on FSD and definitely had a few shares. Today, I have almost no interest in getting a new Tesla, have serious doubts about FSD long-term and have sold all of my shares. Tesla, as a company, is absolutely fantastic, and I am thankful for Elon doing an excellent job at pushing the old guard towards electric. However, I can't continue supporting a person who has such obvious disregard for others he thinks are beneath him.

thatguymike 4y ago

It’s a thing for me, Teslas have become much less psychologically desirable over the last few months. Nothing personal to anyone who bought one, but now I see them and wince/feel sorry for the owner rather than feeling mildly impressed and jealous.

toomuchtodo 4y ago

Not OP, but I own three (S, X, Y) Teslas of various vintages and feel no stigma. Life lesson: don’t care what other people think about your consumer purchases. Those are not people you should associate with.

paulrpotts 4y ago
Alternate view: perhaps you could learn something from people who try to apply ethics and responsibility to their life choices?

belter 4y ago

Also flagged at the time...Despite the intellectual snobbish stance of some against Redditors, in this case HN could not handle a BBC article... "Elon Musk has made me embarrassed to drive my Tesla now" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34568470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34568470

drcongo 4y ago

I keep seeing Teslas described as a toupée on wheels which feels about right.

nunez 4y ago

I don't feel like I get looks for driving my Tesla. However, my confidence in them has dwindled significantly since we got our Model 3 in 2020. Just last year, I was all-in on getting the Model S despite its cost going way up. I was determined to figure out how to do it. I was also extremely bullish on FSD and definitely had a few shares. Today, I have almost no interest in getting a new Tesla, have serious doubts about FSD long-term and have sold all of my shares. Tesla, as a company, is absolutely fantastic, and I am thankful for Elon doing an excellent job at pushing the old guard towards electric. However, I can't continue supporting a person who has such obvious disregard for others he thinks are beneath him.