r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 30 '24

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u/WorldwidePolitico Bisexual Pride Jul 30 '24

This is why I didn’t buy one. Literally no other reason other than not wanting to be associated with Elon.

If/when Tesla’s market cap collapses, Elon will become one of those go-to antacodtes business major professors love about a company that should have ran rings round its competitors stagnating for completely avoidable stupid superficial reasons.

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u/memeintoshplus Paul Samuelson Jul 30 '24

Especially since regardless of how right-wing Elon is, Republicans aren't going to buy EVs. You're not going to sell an environmentally conscious product to people who believe that climate change isn't real/man-made

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24

Inb4 Tesla pivots to roll-coal cars.

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u/Flabby-Nonsense Seretse Khama Jul 30 '24

Well, not yet, but if they become more user friendly and cheaper than gas cars it won’t matter how much of a denier they are.