Reay Jespersen

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Dad. Writer. Amateur photographer. Dabbler in tabletop game design. Fan of books, tabletop/video games, comics, music and movies. Neutral Good. He/him.
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2024-07-02 15:39:39

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Time heals a lot of wounds.
99% of people buying a Ford now wouldn't know about his political leanings then.
... same with people buying BMWs not knowing about their origins.
... or Hugo Boss.
Musk is a total ass-hat here and now. Decades after he's dead, may Tesla brands lose his stink as well?
Who knows?
But sensible or not, right now, Tesla (and other) branding can, and for some definitely does, carry implications of supporting certain politics and sentiments.

2024-07-02 15:11:05

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Agreed. But while fewer, they're currently the ones calling the shots that inherently affect the others.
Same deal as a few small contingents affecting abortion rights via changing laws and regulations that hem in what vast numbers of others are able to do.

2024-07-02 14:44:35

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I readily admit, for every Tesla I see on the road I wonder if the driver is a Musk fan and assume it's at least likely.
If I'd had a Tesla before Musk became Musk, I would 100% have returned it when his true self became evident. I cannot and will not support (or be thought to support) that kind of abhorrence. If that means going through the hassle of selling (back) "his" car, so be it.
Plenty of other EVs out there to choose among, including sexy ones, with equivalent or better range.