3 ms·

Did you ever wear HUGO BOSS clothes, or use an IBM computer? Do you know what they did in WWII?

• sidibe 2y ago
  In WW2 is a key factor here. 80 years ago Driving a new Tesla now especially a Cybertruck is signalling a lot about yourself. To many people it shows at best you don't care at all about politics, and the worst is much worse. I'm sure that won't deter some but it clearly has influenced other consumers especially for a company who's consumer base has been environmentalists
• CamperBob2 2y ago
  Nobody working there now had anything to do with Nazis or WWII. In fact, a good way to get fired from either company is to be seen throwing Hitler salutes in public.
• rsynnott 2y ago
  Well, I mean, no; the clothes aren’t really my thing, and a home AS/400 seems a bit silly. However, there’s a difference between “this corporate entity supported the Nazis 80 years ago, albeit all humans involved are now dead” (absent a corporate death penalty you’re always going to get this) and “the CEO of this company is prancing around doing Nazi salutes _right now_”. Like, seriously, can you not see that?
  • sshine 2y ago
    > the CEO of this company is prancing around doing Nazi salutes _right now_ > Like, seriously, can you not see that? If you see him heil, you're reading into it. Just because you don't like someone, you can't make up stuff about them. This is what's wrong with American politics. Truth doesn't matter. I'd expect more from fellow engineers.