[mocana]

Elon built up Tesla, to his great credit. He also has gone out of his way to undermine the car business. He enthusiastically endorsed getting rid of the EV car credit, publicly stating that it would help Tesla. And his DOGE antics have turned the Tesla brand toxic in the eyes of so many people in the US and around the world. (I own a Tesla and had many people advice me to sell it or to put a sticker on it to avoid vandalism). There is no doubt that an important part of Elon's businesses has been setting big bold and exciting goals that attract great talent. Is there any indication that Elon has messed up talent recruitment like he messed up the Tesla brand for consumers?

[moogly]

Lots of high-profile execs have left Tesla of late, fwiw.

[TylerLives]

Who is vandalizing the cars? Why doesn't police arrest them?

[mocana]

They have arrested some. Have heard of Teslas getting keyed too. My sense is that Elon being less in the spotlight recently has allowed some of the anger he provoked to cool off. But the brand damage, I am afraid, is permanent. https://www.wcvb.com/article/tesla-vandalism-incidents-conti...

https://youtu.be/NpFpfOemGR0?si=eMK0rMeRrv-gIKCT

[beardyw]

> But the brand damage, I am afraid, is permanent

Afraid? Are you somehow invested in Tesla?

[mocana]

I am unhappy about Tesla's slide. My car is indeed worth less as there uncertainty about the company's ability to provide parts and services long term. More importantly, Tesla was an American company making cars in the U.S. and leading the world in production and technology of EVs. Musk has stupidly pissed away Tesla's position and ceded it to Chinese companies. Perhaps this sounds overly nationalistic, but leading in one of the key industries of the coming decades in the U.S. would have been good for the country.

[triceratops]

Yes they said they own a Tesla. They may want to sell it one day. Bad publicity hurts its value.

[mrwrong]

because that's not their job?

[iwontberude]

The police are underfunded and understaffed since Covid here in Silicon Valley. They won’t pursue your vandalism cases if they are just the value of a car.

[cmxch]

Yet they probably would jump on the person that dared to defend themselves from the vandal.