[archagon]

Musk is inextricably tied to MAGA and global rightwing populism at this point, DOGE or no DOGE. If and when the US starts invading allies and sending Democrats to El Salvador, the brand will become unsalvageable barring Musk’s complete eviction from the company — and maybe not even then.

[blisterpeanuts]

If such bizarre actions were to actually take place, Tesla’s brand will be the least of our problems.

It’s like saying that if Musk unleashes a billion Optimus robots to take control of the world, people will be mad and stop buying Teslas.