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What I haven't seen mentioned here yet - there's also a (smaller) cohort of people who genuinely believed the lies that Musk peddled regarding upcoming self-dri
by maeil 2y ago
What I haven't seen mentioned here yet - there's also a (smaller) cohort of people who genuinely believed the lies that Musk peddled regarding upcoming self-driving functionality and are unhappy about having been scammed. I anecdotally know someone (not German) who opted for a Ford EV over Tesla, not because he cared about Musk but because he didn't trust it as a car brand in general, which I think is pretty justified.
- SlightlyLeftPad 2y agoYeah, I mean it should be adequately clear now that was a grift.
- piva00 2y agoIn my circle I know at least two Swedes who bought Teslas in 2017-2018 completely believing in the "your car will be self-driving and earning money for you instead of being parked", both feel scammed and got rid of their Model S last year, one got a Polestar and the other a Porsche Taycan. If I know personally two wealthy people who felt conned by this move then, just by sheer statistics, there are many others around.