Randahl FinkDec 26, 2023

When your Tesla car parts fail miserably, you realize you are a test pilot of an early prototype, so be glad if you survived.

This blog post hits the nail on the head:
https://defector.com/youre-supposed-to-be-glad-your-tesla-is-a-brittle-heap-of-junk

Via @Peternimmo

You're Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk | Defector

Tesla cars are shoddily built pieces of shit liable to fall apart and malfunction in dangerous ways at inopportune moments. No, this is not a blog from 2012! It is also not a blog from 2015 or 2018 or 2022. It is not even a blog from two weeks ago about Tesla’s self-driving systems killing […]

Show threadTristan Nitot✓Dec 27, 2023
@randahl the friend of mine who owns a Tesla does indeed feel like a beta-tester. Or a pioneer. Or an adventurer. Or something like that. It's actually part of the appeal of being a Tesla owner. (I don't own a Tesla, I ride a bicycle).
Show threadRandahl Fink
@nitot feeling like a pioneer is great.
Dec 27, 2023 at 3:48pmIvory for iOS
Show threadTristan Nitot✓Dec 27, 2023
@randahl It's a pretty good way to take money people while selling them a turd^W unfinished piece of metal, if you ask me 🙂
Show threadRandahl FinkDec 27, 2023
@nitot I think Musk is making many short-sighted business decisions.