[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.