shout out to everybody who bought a Tesla to save on gas or show off or whatever and is now trying to figure out what to do with the fact that they’re driving around in a $45,000 MAGA hat
@dansolomon Rip the chrome off it maybe?
@dansolomon As a long-term road bicyclist, I've learned to correlate the type of vehicle with the probability of misbehaviour. A big pickup with or without commercial markings? A late-model BMW? They are going to come closer than necessary and (particularly in the case of the pickup) they aren't going to signal. Tesla drivers are firmly in the BMW camp - demonstrated personality problems acted out in unsafe driving behavior. They generally aren't signalling eco-consciousness, they are signalling privilege. Take from that what you will about the future of the market for Teslas, but I think it will thrive.

@rose @dansolomon
The car talk guys used to say something similar about Jetta owners pretending they were driving BMW's.

I wonder what Ray and Tom would say about today's Tesla. I bet they (Tesla owners) pass on the right a lot