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It's fine to grill this particular dude for his stupid behavior, but can you not insult everybody who has a Tesla because of this? I don't even drive one and i

by dymk 3y ago

It's fine to grill this particular dude for his stupid behavior, but can you not insult everybody who has a Tesla because of this? I don't even drive one and it's second-hand embarrassing seeing people make cheap jabs like this. --- Come on, this is in your bio: > HN is going through a wave of morons, probably refugees from Reddit. Do you see the irony?

dmix 3y ago
Hating on Tesla/Musk companies is one of the biggest trends on the internet right now, so that's going to be like asking people to be reasonable about Palestine. It goes well beyond rational reasons - well into identity/ideology - which on social media is usually an impenetrable wall when seeking nuance.
- gitfan86 3y ago
  Musk has been very influential in making woke virtue signaling online less rewarding. Of course the biggest virtue signalers are going to leave Twitter and look for other places to virtue signal.
  - rootusrootus 3y ago
    I assume when you say this you just mean leftist woke virtue signaling. I'll grant that right wing virtue signaling is more likely to be encountered in the physical world (e.g. the ubiquitous flag waving from the back of a pickup truck), but there's not exactly a shortage of it on Twitter either.
    - gitfan86 3y ago
      I'm not aware of the far right being labeled as woke before. Generally they are called conspiracy theorists, or MAGA. I don't think they are generally virtue signaling either. When they say Trump had the election stolen they seem to actually believe that and would like for Trump to take over the presidency today. Unlike the left wing virtue signalers who say things like "abolish the police", but in reality do actually want to be able to call the police when someone is trying to break into their house.
rootusrootus 3y ago
I appreciate that some people read the rants I put in my HN profile. I don't think it makes me a moron to recognize that Tesla has attracted a disproportionate number of enthusiasts who believe so strongly in the company and it's technology that they'll do dumb shit like turn on AP and then go to the back seat of the car. If you get into any kind of serious discussion, it doesn't take long to meet these people. Besides, I wasn't insulting everyone who has a Tesla. I called out the fans specifically. Tesla has sold millions of cars, at this point most are not driven by fans.

by dymk 3y ago

dmix 3y ago

Hating on Tesla/Musk companies is one of the biggest trends on the internet right now, so that's going to be like asking people to be reasonable about Palestine. It goes well beyond rational reasons - well into identity/ideology - which on social media is usually an impenetrable wall when seeking nuance.

gitfan86 3y ago
Musk has been very influential in making woke virtue signaling online less rewarding. Of course the biggest virtue signalers are going to leave Twitter and look for other places to virtue signal.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  I assume when you say this you just mean leftist woke virtue signaling. I'll grant that right wing virtue signaling is more likely to be encountered in the physical world (e.g. the ubiquitous flag waving from the back of a pickup truck), but there's not exactly a shortage of it on Twitter either.
  - gitfan86 3y ago
    I'm not aware of the far right being labeled as woke before. Generally they are called conspiracy theorists, or MAGA. I don't think they are generally virtue signaling either. When they say Trump had the election stolen they seem to actually believe that and would like for Trump to take over the presidency today. Unlike the left wing virtue signalers who say things like "abolish the police", but in reality do actually want to be able to call the police when someone is trying to break into their house.

rootusrootus 3y ago

I appreciate that some people read the rants I put in my HN profile. I don't think it makes me a moron to recognize that Tesla has attracted a disproportionate number of enthusiasts who believe so strongly in the company and it's technology that they'll do dumb shit like turn on AP and then go to the back seat of the car. If you get into any kind of serious discussion, it doesn't take long to meet these people. Besides, I wasn't insulting everyone who has a Tesla. I called out the fans specifically. Tesla has sold millions of cars, at this point most are not driven by fans.