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The reason for that is actually very funny. Electrek guy (Fred) was one of the main propagandist for Tesla's cult - he 'earned' 2 free Tesla Roadsters for his c
by TheAlchemist 9mo ago
The reason for that is actually very funny. Electrek guy (Fred) was one of the main propagandist for Tesla's cult - he 'earned' 2 free Tesla Roadsters for his convincing enough people to buy a Tesla.
It was only once he realized that he has been duped and those will never materialize that the coverage turned negative.
- detritus 9mo agoThanks for this - I've paid much less attention to Tesla over recent years, but my memory of Electrek was that it was a distinctly-pro Tesla outlet, but this was a few years back now.
- Tepix 9mo agoI think Elon going full nazi also had a major influence on the changing judgement of Tesla.
- callc 9mo agoYup. Plain and simple. I won’t purchase or use anything Elon Musk does. Bad behavior and corroding society needs to be met with social disapproval.
- fartfeatures 9mo agoFred has been going at Tesla far longer than Elon has been political.
- Tepix 9mo agoIt‘s been a gradual process. Fred selling his stock also meant he was less inclined to be only pro-Tesla. ChatGPT sums it up pretty well I think: https://chatgpt.com/share/69552165-238c-8008-980b-4d0ff2e1b42c https://chatgpt.com/share/69552165-238c-8008-980b-4d0ff2e1b4...