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While Elon indulges in political theater and self-aggrandizing quips, Tesla is experiencing an unprecedented slump in both sales and stock value.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 13 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

If he really cared maybe he should stop stretching himself thin, get out of DOGE, and stick to selling shitty cars

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The earlier Tesla's weren't so shitty. Not more than your average Kia/Hyundai EV anyhow in terms of being a car. The self-driving shit is another story.

Cybertruck has been a dumpster fire since inception though.

Yeah, if Elon could drop the politics, hand off X, and go back to just being a major investor in tech companies that actually have some pretty cool ideas, that's be great.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Don't you want justice or revenge?

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Revenge is overrated, and justice against the mega rich is rare.

If guy could cut down on the K, learn to not be such a dick and go back to being the figure behind businesses that actual did have good overall intent (electric vehicles, global Internet access, etc) instead of bullshit politics or seig-heils that'd be good for everyone.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I admire your willingness to forgive or at least forget.

I'm not going to be satisfied until the power he's been abusing is completely taken away

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Oh he absolutely needs to be stripped of that and barred from any association with politics, just to make sure that if he goes away he stays away

[–] emberpunk@lemmy.ml 4 points 19 hours ago

I think the damage is done even if he were to backtrack. People will just assume he's backtracking because of money and that's it. Not because of his actual ideals

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

He needs to retire back to SAfrica.