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Recall is the correct choice of word here, but Ars' coverage of Tesla issues is incredibly disappointing because one of their writers really makes it clear in h
by redserk 3y ago
Recall is the correct choice of word here, but Ars' coverage of Tesla issues is incredibly disappointing because one of their writers really makes it clear in his articles that he loathes Tesla, at the expense of even pretending to be remotely neutral.
Continuing to write headlines on recalls like this does not do anyone favors though.
Tesla owners aren't impacted. They'll get an update.
Everyone else hears there's a recall for a car they don't own and won't care.
A cohort of online users will happily click and comment about their hatred of a car company that, quite frankly, nobody cares to hear about except other people who like commenting on this stuff.
All the while, the "recall" term keeps getting thrown out in headlines in a context that isn't life-or-death safety-critical, lessening it's impact on actual life-or-death safety concerns..
It is 2024 and a distinction is desperately needed.
The same type of advisory used for a defective steering mechanism that could cause serious injury/death should not be in the same grouping as a patch for a lousy UI decision that will likely be fixed as an OTA update in a couple weeks.
- Clubber 3y agoI stopped reading Ars years ago because the comments section is an echo chamber.
- tuna74 3y ago"Recall is the correct choice of word here, but Ars' coverage of Tesla issues is incredibly disappointing because one of their writers really makes it clear in his articles that he loathes Tesla, at the expense of even pretending to be remotely neutral." Isn't this better?