how 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"
@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.)
@cstross @codinghorror: I've always felt that the interiors of Teslas look particularly tacky and cheap; plastering a massive tablet onto the dashboard is not my idea of elegance.