John Rigsby
John AravosisElon Musk is now trying to breathe life into made-up conspiracies about Democratic fundraising and Brazil’s elections. Tesla and SpaceX can go screw themselves. Every purchase and every contract is financing this insanity.
Tor Lindström@aravosis I'm so sick of this guy. He's like a far right conspiracy theorist extremist. Why do people like crazies like this? I mean how can people be a fan of irrational people like this?
tryggth@aravosis Don't forget Twitter advertisers. Aiding and abetting
liroso@aravosis
What a pity EM's blatant racism will so negatively impact all the people that work(ed) so hard to create & develop SpaceX, StarLink & Tesla.
What a pity EM's blatant racism will so negatively impact all the people that work(ed) so hard to create & develop SpaceX, StarLink & Tesla.
cuddly but deadly! 
@aravosis I want to burn my Tesla to the ground. Of course all I have to do is wait until it burns itself down so 🤷♂️
lex Maria@hikeofthemenrys @aravosis I really love mine (3, long range, sport). Elon has always been awful but like most, I believed in the idea when I bought it. He wasn’t a fully fledged far-RWNJ and a real danger to democracy. I am actively looking for a replacement, but I cannot find an EV with similar range (very important where I live in the middle of the desert) and performance (also v important). Looked at Audi RS EV, but 3X cost with lower range. Ideas?
@aravosis @Spudsforever I’m on the list for a Rivian. Lucid is apparently a well made car but I don’t love how they look. The electric revolution is here but I suspect Tesla will be left behind before they know it.
@hikeofthemenrys @aravosis I hope you’re right. I went from an Audi TT turbo to the 3. I never liked the aesthetic of the 3, but I wanted to move to an EV with a type of performance I was used to. Plus range. I can put up with ugly as long as I get those two things. Lucid gets good ranking (according to top gear, etc). What is the range on the Rivian?
bls@aravosis Stop buying Teslas! There are several competent alternatives now, and a crashing Tesla stock would be a good humility lesson for EM
Dianne Hackborn@bls The big thing in the U.S. is the charging networks just aren't there, except for Tesla's superchargers.
When/if those open up to other cars, or some other good network(s) actually get built out, though...
The sad thing to me is Tesla really played a big role in making this happen, put all the pieces together, but Elon is increasingly harmful to them. Not just in association, but stupid stuff like removing the parking sensors.
@hackbod True, but that could be a relatively short-term problem.
If the auto manufacturers wanted to, they could pool their resources and build a charging network for all their vehicles. Banks did this with Zelle, and Hulu started out as a JV between 3 or 4 entertainment companies.
If he starts running #Tesla the way he's running #bluebird Tesla's advantage will start to decay fairly quickly, chargers or not!
@bls The auto manufacturers could have done it a long time ago, so I give credit to Tesla for recognizing how critical the charging network is and addressing that.
Fortunately the government in stepping in to move things in the right direction, including incentives for Tesla to open up their network.
I think Elon had been increasingly running Tesla the same way (such as nobody to say no to stupid stuff), which is showing more and more.
@Spudsforever Yeah I have a Model 3, and figure a new car is on hold for at least the next couple years until either Tesla is out of Elon's influence (and making things again I would buy), or the charging situation for non-Tesla cars is in better shape.
@hackbod it’s near impossible to replace bc of the onboard tech and the charging network. Recently, I had minor service done on mine, and wandered through the semi-local show room. I asked the sales guy about trade-in. He said to go to Carmax for a trade-in .He quoted me a figure that was higher than what I actually paid for the vehicle new in 2019. If I could find another EV with quick charging and same performance at that price point; I will sell in a heartbeat
b1gpapa@aravosis Musk is a visionary with almost unlimited funds, but he’s a less-than-shit manager and an even worse sociologist. I’d be glad to invest in his product ideas and accept his funding, but put him in management or messaging control and I’m outa here.
Quentin Stafford-Fraser@aravosis Pretty much the only thing to say in favour of Musk is that I think he's done more than any other single person living to change the world's carbon footprint. Annoying, isn't it! 😊
Unwelcome Groke@aravosis I bought a Tesla 18 months ago - well before Musk went utterly over the edge. My wife and I are going to sell it and buy a VW ID4. We'll take a financial hit, but i just don't want to be associated with anything to do with him. Fuck him and his Nazi friends...
wen@aravosis and the $8 monthlies
Silvie@aravosis his profits and jackass face saving above democracy…
Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle@aravosis I silenced him long ago, so I missed out. Is he saying the Brazilian elections were fraudulent?!
Shoq 🌿@aravosis It really is insane. He's like some horrific John Galt animatronic experiment gone clean off the rails. And I am not sure what can put the monster down. If anything can.