[aldarisbm]

same, before he really spinned off into his antics, I was really considering buying a tesla. I ended up leasing a lexus instead. Next car will be full EV, but will never get a Tesla, and it is 100% because of this man's actions.

[ckdarby]

I've heard the same thing about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Tiktok.

"I won't ever join those. Those are for kids. Those are weird. Why would I join them."

Society rules our lives far more than people are willing to admit to themselves.

[tapoxi]

Teslas don't experience the network effect like a social network does, especially since they've opened up NACS/Supercharger to other car manufacturers.

[deaddodo]

I don't have a Facebook, Twitter or TikTok. And LinkedIn exists as nothing more than a glorified resume for me.

What is your point? I couldn't care less what other people do, only where my standards/beliefs lie. I can't/won't ever support Tesla due to Musk. If he didn't benefit from my purchase, I almost definitely would have done so.

[piva00]

Sure but I personally know 3 people in Sweden who got rid of their Teslas and won't ever purchase one again, that is from a very small anecdote but if it has happened within my very low sample size I'd guess that others are sharing a similar sentiment.

Two of those are older folks, not even that connected with tech in general (or much of the internet vitriol), if Musk's bad press is reaching them it seems to me a quite generalised issue.

[astrolx]

The bad press is particularly bad in Sweden and was all over the main media, with Musk refusing to sign collective agreements with Tesla employees there, leading to strikes [e.g 1,2].

[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/10/elon-m... [2]: http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2023/the...

[roland35]

Eh only one of those examples includes the CEO literally retweeting nazi-adjacent stuff so it's a bit easier for me to hold tight on Tesla. Even my wife who is not a big tech follower will never consider a Tesla now.

[rvz]

Thank you for your kind words.

Going to inquire around getting a very cheap Tesla and hoping the stock crashes so that I can load up on more TSLA stock.

Sounds like lots of ex-Tesla fans bought in when the cars were over-priced.

Counter-trading HN has never been more profitable. [0] [1]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34713073

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34618224

[intev]

Love the humblebrag. This "investing" method works until once day it doesn't. Don't get me wrong, HN is wrong a lot of times. Those two specific examples are about companies that are monopolies for all intents and purposes. Google and Meta pretty much control their primary markets. Tesla does *not* control their primary market. In fact it looks like their competitors are closing in on them very fast. No one was closing in on Google Search or Instagram/Whatsapp. The numbers never indicated that at any point in time. For tesla on the other hand...

Good Luck :)