• gamer@lemm.ee
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    9 hours ago

    This is very wrong. Teslas are electric vehicles, and for a long time people who actually believe in science would buy or aspire to buy a Tesla as a personal way to combat climate change. Even when they had a ton of problems, people would be willing to pay a premium for them (a lot of people also just bought them because they were cool, but it’s unlikely many were Nazis). That really only started to change when autopilot started killing people and Musk began to show his true colors.

    Being able to just replace your car on a whim is a luxury for wealthy people. Plus, think about what happens if you sell your Tesla; who will buy it? Probably a Nazi, or an opportunist looking to flip them if the value rebounds. It’s not going to accomplish anything but potentially financially hurt the person selling it. It definitely won’t do shit to the stock price, because stock prices are rarely grounded in rationality, and the people invested in Tesla all have their own theories that make them believe it’s a good investment despite current events.

    And also, you don’t hurt billionaires by attacking regular people.

    Btw, I fully support slapping swastika stickers onto Teslas no matter who owns them. That’s non-violent and non-destructive, and it helps remind people what Tesla represents now.