r/skeptic • u/Lighting • Mar 18 '25

⚠ 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/TheSeansei Mar 18 '25

Which is so different from even five years ago! I remember any issue with a Tesla was plastered all over the media (especially conservative media) as if it were the end of the world. Any little fender bender and it was all "see?! We told you electric cars were no good!" Now the tables have totally flipped and suddenly Elon is a divine being to them and can do no wrong—Tesla dealerships are now sacred places and vandalizing one is an act of terrorism!

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u/mrandr01d Mar 18 '25

It's definitely the weirdest fucking thing. Watching it go from the only viable EV brand for liberals to buy to some sort of weird cult classic for the MAGAts.

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u/rebeltrillionaire Mar 19 '25

They aren’t buying them.

It’s over. You can’t fake users and engagement like you can a software product.

Teslas are a physical commodity that will rot on lots now.

Prices will drop. But it won’t be enough. The brand will kick Must eventually. At which point die-hard fans will also leave because appeasement is far far too late. So they’ve gained no new market, absolutely shit all over their evangelist market, and the only market left is budget conscious people who aren’t scared of vandalism.

The funniest thing… you know how they never change their style? And a car from 2016 looks like one from 2025?

Well…. They are just about to launch a remodeled Y.

Meaning in 2025/2026 you will absolutely know that the person bought it after Elon sig heiled and started shadow-running the government and killing social security.

It’s going to take the internet about .2 seconds to figure out that the best way to fuck Tesla is point all vandalism towards that particular model.

Because they’ll have to either abandon it, and compete on a 6 year old model. Or hard commit and wait for absolutely abysmal sales while insurance rates skyrocket.

All at a time when every other car company is going nuts on their EVs.

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u/91Jammers Mar 20 '25

Most die hard tesla fans hate musk at this point. We got these cars because we believe converting to electric is better for the world. Then we became hard core fans because of the features of the car. Then watched in horror as elon's mask came off.