TheMinionsSep 13, 2025

I actually really like the design of the Tesla Cybertruck.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/53217793

I actually really like the aesthetic of the Tesla Cybertruck. - Divisions by zero

Maybe it’s the retro-futuristic style or reminiscent of sci-fi and cyperpunk, but I genuinely really like the design. I would never buy one due to the MYRIAD issues plaguing the stainless steel body, interior build quality, or give Tesla money. But still a cool looking car, if nonfunctional truck.

Show threadrumschlumpel
It’s actually futuristic, which would be neat if Tesla’s owner didn’t think that the societies that cyberpunk works depict are something to strife for. Plus, that kind of edgy design is hostile to cyclists and pedestrians.
Sep 13, 2025 at 4:12pmWeb
Show threadOkaSep 13, 2025
All cars are hostile to pedestrians and cyclists
Show threadrumschlumpelSep 13, 2025
True, but it still makes a big difference whether they’ll die from a 30 km/h collision or a 15 km/h collision.
Show threadnelsonSep 13, 2025
It’s also hostile to all other cars. The lack of crumple zone makes it a hazard to everyone and everything except the person in it.
Show threadrumschlumpelSep 13, 2025
IDK about the Cybertruck, but I’m not aware of an inherent reason why a car that has lots of sharp angles would have less crumple zone.
Show threadnelsonSep 13, 2025

I’m pretty sure I heard/read about it in the past. I did some searching and found that it’s highly likely that my statement has been debunked.

So I stand corrected!

Which isn’t to say that I dont hate the damn thing. I still hope they all rust.

Show threadMotoAshSep 13, 2025
No, you’re still right in effect. It might have some crumple, but it performs terribly compared to real cars. The only thing that remotely saves it sorta’-kinda’ is it weighs a fuckton.
Show threadrumschlumpelSep 13, 2025
That’s due to its idiotic execution, though, not because it’s fundamentally impossible to build its outside shape with a decent crumple zone.
Show threadMotoAshSep 14, 2025
Its idiotic execution is reality. Some hypothetical execution by a non-neonazi moron is not the reality we live in.
Show threadgrueSep 13, 2025

which would be neat if Tesla’s owner didn’t think that the societies that cyberpunk works depict are something to strife for.

LOL at that Freudian slip!

Show threadrumschlumpelSep 13, 2025
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Show threadgrueSep 13, 2025
“Strife” instead of “strive.”
Show threadrumschlumpelSep 13, 2025
Ah. In my defence, I’m not a native speaker … calling it a ‘Freudian slip’ isn’t quite accurate when you don’t really know which one is right in the first place. And I still don’t really get what’s ‘Freudian’ about the meaning of the sentence as written.
Show threadgrueSep 13, 2025
Eh, “strife” is a highfalutin’ enough word that a lot of native English speakers are liable to make the same error. You’re just cleverer than you give yourself credit for, LOL!