• mke@programming.dev
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      5 months ago

      Would you like to explain to the dealership that gave me a shitty old loaner Tesla why you decided to vandalize

      Surely you realize that analogy is flawed? That’s not an old loaner—even if it is shitty—it’s an eighty-thousand dollar and higher, highly controversial, highly marketed, nearly experimental vehicle. No reasonable person is chasing after poor sods with old loaners to vandalize.

      Don’t vandalize other people’s shit. You don’t know what their situation is. Golden rule, motherfucker.

      Since we’re being nice about it, how about don’t support nazis. Golden rule, dipshit.

      …I don’t think you’re a dipshit, but I do think “vandalism or not” is irrelevant, here. Property isn’t sacred, and even if it were, vandalizing nazi symbols would be far from the worst sin to commit.

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          5 months ago

          If you are this inconvenienced by driving a Tesla that puts me off from buying or renting one, since I wouldn’t want to go through that. Makes me want to stay away from Tesla with what a hassle it is. I’d ask for another loaner personally, but more power to you for wanting to keep sticking with it.

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              5 months ago

              Yeah plan to. It seems like a very scary car to be associated with in the current public climate. Brand has become radioactive and too ideological tied to political figures. Seems like anger is just slowly increasing over the past several weeks too.

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                  5 months ago

                  I don’t think people are trying to change minds anymore. I don’t think people even believe it is possible to change minds. I think it’s to make people afraid to make future rentals or purchases or associations unless they are a strong party affiliate.

                  It had me start looking into stocks of BYD and other competitors wondering where investors might flow to if the cultural sentiment keeps escalating to a full on alt right brand.