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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I guess I kind of feel for some of these guys, but the Cybertruck was always going to be a political statement.

Putting aside how dumb it looks, or how terrible it actually is, it's a cultural signifier. Unlike the other Tesla cars, that can easily be separated from Musk and his "brand", that can't be done here.

Musk and his brand was baked into it from conception to production, so, I don't think this is going to resolve itself anytime soon.

Let me jump back to my first point though, I feel kinda sorry for anyone who bought this simply because they have really bad taste, poor financial decision making skills, but who also genuinely weren't aware of the political implications or cultural baggage it would carry.

Although, now that I think about it, every time I've seen a Cybertruck driving, I have also started laughing, but only because it looks just so dumb, and I can't help but imagine the driver losing his finger trying to close trunk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Someone in the Tesla forum posted that if the truck sold for 15k it wouldnt be laughed at. What do you think? It would certainly make it less ridiculous to own one. More of a peculiarity than a gigantic red flag.