[laurent92]

...and this is part of the success of Tesla.

Car dealers are literally driving traffic away from them. They are about as popular as taxi drivers before Uber.

Psychological tricks are a predatory social behavior, not only to the buyer, but also because people (especially introverts) detect them quickly and grow tired very fast. That leads people online (for Tesla) or online shopping (who enjoys being harassed by vendors in every clothes shop?), or online because at least the price negotiation doesn’t depend on your face or your mastery of social games. When your psychological tricks lead to entire industries sidestepping you and letting you die with popular support, you know something is wrong.

[irrational]

And yet Saturn failed even though that was how their cars were sold also.