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> it would quickly become annoying if the car announced "The car is now locked"

Ha, I'm having flashbacks to my neighbor's old Chrysler New Yorker (from the K car era). "The door is ajar, the door is ajar." And couldn't just say it was open, that doesn't sound fancy enough.

> the first time you hear it, the tone will be seared into your memory

Indeed, the joke is that the Tesla alert tone causes PTSD after you hear it the first time.