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Not sure what Reuters's intent was but these news stories will make it go back up. Suddenly anyone who supports Musk will buy one when they otherwise wouldn't.
by jaimex2 2y ago
Not sure what Reuters's intent was but these news stories will make it go back up.
Suddenly anyone who supports Musk will buy one when they otherwise wouldn't.
- beardyw 2y agoI have never "supported" anyone in that way in my whole (long) life. I just don't understand it. Is there some explanation for it?
- amenhotep 2y agoI don't think it actually happens as much as these people like to say it does. It's just a convenient way to externally blame and berate those they don't like for things they were going to do anyway. But to the extent that it does happen, it seems explicable with reference to the behaviour of children when told not to do something. Some evidently never grew out of it.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoI'm not sure how effective it is, but I have heard of the concept of "rage spending". buying a product with the intent to enrage social or political opponents. The idea makes sense, but these days people make it so blatant. So the merchant can make it feel more like a grift than simply trying to appeal to an audience.
- colechristensen 2y agoThe target market of Trumpist populism and Tesla's premium electric vehicles are in different tax brackets.
- erinnh 2y agoI doubt there's any kind of intent there. But, honestly, if that is the end result; Trump supporters buying more electric cars, Id call that a win.