[paulcole]

> You say this as though it's trivial to just see that Tesla is a scam.

I asked if a person would feel dumb that they had been conned.

Isn't the answer going to be yes even if that con is very sophisticated?

Paying a lot of money for self-driving when self-driving literally doesn't exist isn't that sophisticated of a con! They are telling you it doesn't exist! I know it doesn't exist and am paying for the hope that it will one day exist.

I mean sure make a law against this or whatever. But at the end of the day it's my money and no law can stop me from making a regrettable decision.

[scott_w]

> But of course, blaming the victim is much easier because it lets the person doing the blaming pretend they're morally and intellectually superior in some way.

Thanks for proving my point.

[paulcole]

I think you accidentally quoted yourself there!

You might’ve meant to quote the question I asked and then meant to answer it?

[scott_w]

It wasn't an accident. I just wanted to highlight the point that you eloquently proved for me with your comment.

[paulcole]

I see.

So it sounds like you’re saying that you’d feel smart if you were scammed out of your money?

[scott_w]

I’m calling you a smug asshole

[paulcole]

You’re at least half right!