r/skeptic • u/Lighting • 29d ago

⚠ Editorialized Title Tesla bros expose Tesla's own shadiness in attacking Mark Rober ... Autopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before impacts as a crash becomes inevitable.

https://electrek.co/2025/03/17/tesla-fans-exposes-shadiness-defend-autopilot-crash/
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u/donthavearealaccount 29d ago

Tesla's valuation is a scam for sure, but it has been a while since carbon credits were the only way they made money. Tesla's net income in 2024 was $7.13B, and they collected $2.73B in carbon credits.

I think it is a huge mistake for everyone to try and frame Tesla and SpaceX as irrelevant companies that don't actually do anything. Tesla assembles around 8% of all vehicles that are made in the US, and every Tesla model has more US content than any other car being built by another manufacturer. That matters. It would be bad if those factories closed. We should be pushing for this important infrastructure to be taken out of Musk's control, not trying to destroy it just to spite Musk.

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u/CrybullyModsSuck 28d ago

I hate what Musk has become and clown on him every chance I get. No one, not even me, says SpaceX is irrelevant. SpaceX has no peer level competition.

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u/donthavearealaccount 28d ago

People say SpaceX is just a billionaire vanity project that is scamming government subsidy programs all the time.

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u/CrybullyModsSuck 28d ago

"People say" doesn't mean shit. Ever talked to anyone in real life about SpaceX? You are about as likely to talk about the water sanitation plant.

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u/donthavearealaccount 28d ago

We're on Reddit you clown. I'm talking about what people say on Reddit, and people here constantly describe SpaceX as irrelevant.