Elon Musk needs to be stopped.

[ViceLikeEye]

Originally Posted by reclaimer

Instead of fixing Tesla's "self-driving" (something they legally can't claim in the state of California), the plan seems to be use political influence to reduce safety regulation on the technology. Innocent people (i.e. people who don't buy Tesla's) are literally going to die because of this.

That's probably going to happen. But you know, most of those people who don't purchase a Tesla, are considered 'the poors' and no one like Musk cares about 'the poors'. This is why he had/has no issue, beta testing his shit cars, with inferior tech, on public roads, among unwilling participants (the poors).

Also there's a theory that Musk is also going to use his influence to levy massive tariffs on Chinese EV makers, so even if China floods the market with cheap EVs, the cost will be so high to the consumer, the consumer might as well just buy a fucking Tesla. That's some monopoly shit, right there. Aren't those the same people always talking about a "free market" and "less government"? If this is Musk's plan, then clearly, they want to rig the market, with the help of government. The duplicity is thick...

I'm not stoked about Chinese EVs flooding the market, for a few reasons; Build quality, crash safety regulations and Chinese labor laws, etc. However, if they truly believe what they espouse and proselytize (a free market and less government), then they shouldn't stack the deck in their favor, via tariffs, laws, etc. Don't make better, cheaper cars, just use your friends in high places to kill your competition. Sounds fair...

[reclaimer]

Elon Musk proves that someone can become fantastically rich by being a leech on the government without ever learning how governance in a nominally democratic nation works.

[tcpeep]

Originally Posted by ViceLikeEye

Also, we need to stop talking about politics and the 'orange one'. I know it's difficult, because Electric Jesus has his head buried up the orange one's fat ass, but if we want to keep this thread around (and not warn/ban people for politics), then we need to stop.

Since the late days of the US presidential race through yesterday, Must has literally inserted himself into the political process to the point where people are saying that he's actually going to be running the country instead of the person that won the election.

Love him or hate him... any kind of relevant discussion of Elon Mush is going to be tied back to politics. It's the nature of the beast. We may as well lock down this thread if we're going to enforce the "no politics" rule.

[emale]

He was a charlatan long before he inserted himself into politics. There is no reason to get into his recent political foray to discuss why he should be stopped.

[Easymuse]

OK then ... before this thread gets closed, let me give My opinion:

I drive an '05 Prius. Economically speaking, co$t-wi$e, it kicks the bageebies out of any tesla. It's also much better built. Feel free to argue any of that with me if you like.

musk is a cock-sucking miserable pus-bag leachy rat-bastard cock-sucker. I could be a bit more descriptive, but I think you've all got my point. His current closest friend is even worse than what I just said.

[SynchroDub]

Originally Posted by emale

He was a charlatan long before he inserted himself into politics. There is no reason to get into his recent political foray to discuss why he should be stopped.

Like I already said, he is no Steve Jobs who "redefined" the concept of phone and who made a difference in the world, that inspired Samsung and others to follow his vision later on.
I can also say that for Zuckerberg with his Meta VR/AR headsets/glasses, who is literally selling all these products in loss.

Musk didn't had any vision for his products.
He just hired a bunch of Chinese investors/manufacturers to build his shitty cars, and he's selling them twice as much as a Chinese car brand, fooling his customers into thinking that the price they pay is for a Premium product.

He's the equivalent of Scientology's L. Ron Hubbard: a double-faced Messiah and a charlatan, who made moneys on people's well-being, by selling expensive self-help books and courses that claimed to change people lives, and who scammed the IRS by calling his "product" Religion (so he didn't had to pay any taxes).

He's a con and a fraud.
And certainly very dangerous than some of his friends.

[reclaimer]

According to the internet, Elon Musk has 12 kids. He has to use AI to create fake pictures of him having a happy family holiday because either the children or their mothers hate his guts. The only time he spends with them is his recent use of one of them as a shield because he fears being Luigi'd.

All the money in the world and he can't buy love.

[emale]

The truth about "Space Karen

PayPal was founded by
Max Levchin- not Musk.

Tesla was founded by
Martin Eberhard and Marc
Tarpenning- not Musk.

SpaceX is successful
because of engineer
Tom Mueller- not Musk.

Elon Musk has never invented anything. He's never designed anything. He's never been an innovator for anything.

[ViceLikeEye]

Originally Posted by SynchroDub

He's the equivalent of Scientology's L. Ron Hubbard: a double-faced Messiah and a charlatan, who made moneys on people's well-being, by selling expensive self-help books and courses that claimed to change people lives, and who scammed the IRS by calling his "product" Religion (so he didn't had to pay any taxes).

"Eulogy" by the band TOOL, was rumored to be written about L. Ron Hubbard (another cult leader, so good comparison ). He's also mentioned in the TOOL song "Ænima".

Originally Posted by Ænima

Fuck L. Ron Hubbard and
Fuck all his clones
Fuck all these gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes

I can't believe that album is basically 30 y/o already. Perhaps we'll get a denigrating TOOL song written about Electric Jesus.

Originally Posted by reclaimer

Elon Musk has 12 kids.

Originally Posted by emale

The truth about "Space Karen

PayPal was founded by
Max Levchin- not Musk.

Tesla was founded by
Martin Eberhard and Marc
Tarpenning- not Musk.

SpaceX is successful
because of engineer
Tom Mueller- not Musk.

Elon Musk has never invented anything. He's never designed anything. He's never been an innovator for anything.

12 kids is all that fucktard has ever 'made'.

Originally Posted by Easymuse

I drive an '05 Prius. Economically speaking, co$t-wi$e, it kicks the bageebies out of any tesla. It's also much better built. Feel free to argue any of that with me if you like.

An efficient car already on the road; Especially for 19+ years, is going to be way more efficient than a car you have to manufacture; Especially with regards to lithium batteries and all the minerals associated with them; Not to mention the borderline slave labor/shitty conditions, to mine said minerals.