this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] lemmus 93 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They aren’t needed, Elon knows more about manufacturing than anyone currently alive on Earth.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For anyone wondering, this is something Elmo himself said in an interview.

That is, after learning that all his great ideas for Tesla production were not that great after all. But somehow, him not listening to experts and then falling flat for the reasons stated by the experts made him more knowledgeable than them. Also because he obviously spends more time with the issue than people who have this as their job and don't shitpost on some lame site 10 hours a day.

[–] FlyingSquid 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Are you saying his pet project, the Cybertruck, may not be the best pickup truck that ever existed and ever will exist?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In my humble opinion, it's not even a truck, much less so a pickup truck, but I'm not the most knowledge person wrt manufacturing on the planet, so not sure my opinion counts.

I think it's a pretentious and overpriced car that is inferior to other solutions in every aspect. It's plagued by technical flaws and I find it ugly.

Though I can see that some people like the design. Still wouldn't but it because of the issue at that price even if I liked it

[–] FlyingSquid 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Though I can see that some people like the design.

And I really don't get those people. It looks like a shell put on top of an El Camino for a bad 1980s post-apocalyptic movie.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. It's super tacky and cliché. But there are other vehicles I find super ugly that some people love.

[–] 800XL 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd take a Pontiac Aztec over a cybertruck any day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Damn, sick burn.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's the most Rust-Ready™ vehicle ever built!

[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago

Don't forget about running a social media company too!

[–] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Can't wait for Tesla to be renamed CarX to fit the X brand.

And all the Tesla's still getting serviced will get their logo switched.

[–] FlyingSquid 18 points 7 months ago

There's already a company called Car-X, so he'd probably end up spending billions on buying it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago
[–] TropicalDingdong 36 points 7 months ago

Oh no.

Anyways.

[–] HootinNHollerin 15 points 7 months ago

Should be renamed Edison

[–] PrinceWith999Enemies 13 points 7 months ago

Nero fiddled.