Jeff Atwoodhow you know your brand is in serious trouble: a single friend of mine told a potential date he drove a Tesla and she said "ew"
Charlie Stross@codinghorror I would have *liked* a Tesla until about 2-3 years ago. But touchscreen-only controls are a no-no, the "full self-driving autopilot" bullshit was obvious and stinky at 500 metres, the horror stories about racism/sexism on the factory floor are appalling, and the CEO going full red-pilled alt-right was the final kiss of death. (Like VW's Nazi cooties in the 1945-65 era.)
ā¯“ucblockhead@cstross @codinghorror I bought a model 3 back in 2018 when it was first released, and as a car, I almost entirely like it. I wasn't dumb enough to buy the autopilot, but it was the first reasonable electric, and it's been mostly reliable. The touch screen isn't perfect, but not as bad as people say.
It will be my last Tesla, though. I had no idea what a shitshow of a human being Musk was when I bought it. Frankly it's getting embarrassing to drive.
@ucblockhead @cstross I'm putting white duct tape over the tesla powerwall logos in our garage