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When I see a Tesla, I think of Elon. When I see another car I don't think of whoever the CEO is, because I don't know who that is. For better or worse, Tesla=El
by ascorbic 2y ago
When I see a Tesla, I think of Elon. When I see another car I don't think of whoever the CEO is, because I don't know who that is. For better or worse, Tesla=Elon in most people's eyes. He had made himself the figurehead, and is an extremely divisive figure. I didn't like feeling that I was implicitly supporting him whenever I got into my car.
- throwaway7ahgb 2y agoYou could apply this same thought reasoning with the trolly problem. You know one CEO but not the others. The others could be worse people overall but they choose to hide it. So you make a decision based off a known bias. I don't think you're irrational for making this decision, it's just interesting. It's something I've never done.
- ascorbic 2y agoI'm not boycotting it because I'm under the illusion that it will affect Elon in any way. I am avoiding it because it makes me feel ick whenever I get in it and am forced to think of him. I also I don't want other people to think I support him.
- ben_w 2y agoI know what you mean, but there's a few other companies who I boycott because they (or their CEO) said or did something that disgusted me, and I've had no reason to go back later and see if it's been corrected. Ages ago now, 2009, there was an advertising scandal about Toyota: https://www.fastcompany.com/1390534/toyota-terrorizes-consumers-creepy-e-mail-campaign-faces-lawsuit https://www.fastcompany.com/1390534/toyota-terrorizes-consum... It's stuck with me ever since. I can't feel comfortable with the idea of buying a Toyota, knowing it might encourage stuff like that. And I have absolutely no idea who their CEO is or was, even though that's just a quick search away if I ever need to actually find out.