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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 312 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

All his fanboys should be absolutely shitting bricks about this since Elon has been out there for years saying that people who purchase Tesla vehicles absolutely own them. He's been spouting this bullshit since they got caught remotely crippling software features YEARS ago, but this is further proof Tesla owners are completely at the whim of a tyrannical douchebag who decides if you get the privilege of using something you paid for the way you want.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 147 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If it weren't for double standards, he'd have no standards at all.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

And neither would the fanbois

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 70 points 11 months ago (2 children)

His fanboys are mostly reich-wingers nowadays, and they're completely impervious to reality-based arguments

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 18 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Reich-Wingers.. nice i'm totally stealing that

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[–] badaboomxx@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Don't forget that they are smug thinking they are saving the planet

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not sure how many diehard Musk / Tesla fans even believe in climate change

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

They won’t. His fanboys will find an excuse for his shitty behavior like they always do.

It’s like hoping flat earthers would suddenly come to their senses once they see the evidence. They won’t. They would find some other shitty excuse for their stupid belief.

Edit: stupid autocorrect. lol.

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 208 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Imagine buying a $50k car and they take away features because the CEO is having a temper tantrum and wants everyone else to suffer.

You’d have to be a fool to give this guy your money.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 45 points 11 months ago

You’d have to be a fool to give this guy your money.

A fool and his money are easily parted.

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[–] indigomirage@lemmy.ca 181 points 11 months ago (19 children)

Since Twitter has nothing to do with Tesla (beyond the emotionally stunted owner) this is serious line being crossed. I mean - I don't care about Tesla. But I do care about SpaceX and Starlink as they have serious geopolitical implications.

Some country's leader disses Twitter and they don't get to launch satellites. Or their people don't get satellite internet.

This amount of power should not be in the hands of one rich guy with an inferiority complex.

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[–] AlexJD@feddit.uk 167 points 11 months ago (3 children)

10 years ago if someone had told me that in the future the tantrums of a billionaire petulant manchild would decide what features are available in your already paid for car I wouldn't have believed them.

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 50 points 11 months ago (3 children)

On the other hand, 10 years ago there's almost no chance you would think that the Disnet Chanel would be a feature in an automobile.

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

What a wildly weird time we're living in.

[–] krakenx@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tablets, Netflix, offline video files, and mobile internet all existed 10 years ago.

The only thing that has changed is the level of control you have over the screen and where the content is coming from.

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[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn't have not believed it, but I would be bummed to learn that we still haven't made contact with three-tiddied aliens.

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[–] KiloGex@lemmy.world 119 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Can you imagine spending all that money on a car and expecting certain features, only for them to change based on the whims of a manchild who gets his feelings hurt?

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can you imagine spending that much money on a car where this is even possible?

Seriously, don't ever buy a car that can have something uninstalled remotely without your consent. I can't believe we've sunk this far.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 72 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh, Musk. You really wanna join the ranks with DeSantis?

You can not out lawyer the mouse.

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

He and DeSantis are already buddy buddy, DeSantis always seems to make sure to protect Musk's interests whenever there's some law change that effects Tesla/SpaceX.

[–] yOya@lemm.ee 49 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What a pathetic gesture. I'll show them, I'll take away features from my cars! No one subs to Disney+ just because they can watch it in their car. All you're doing is pissing off tesla owners and scaring away potential owners with your little bitch fit. Pathetic.

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[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 43 points 11 months ago

What a tantrum-throwing manchild.

[–] olosta@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Bob, you know what you have to do. Remove him from Iron Man, that's petty, useless and perfect.

[–] Jarmer@slrpnk.net 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

OMG that'd be hilarious. Also don't even say a word to anyone, just have an editor trim that 3 second scene from IM2 and replace it on the disney+ streaming service with this new version.

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[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Holy shit. Who wants products with this much control given to someone else?

I seriously have no respect for anyone who buys apple or teslas.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 34 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Why are there streaming apps in cars?

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 27 points 11 months ago (7 children)

So I can watch something while I wait for my wife to finish shopping..

The streaming apps only work when the car is in park.

[–] jameskirk@startrek.website 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You can go with your wife, you know?

[–] QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Unless the baby is sleeping and you don't want to wake them.

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 15 points 11 months ago

I’d rather not leave a young child unattended, and she doesn’t need (or want) my help choosing fabric.

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Fades@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

It’s all he’s got, aside from that apartheid golden parachute

[–] petaljiggy@lemmy.ml 31 points 11 months ago

"free speech absolutist" lol

[–] Gemini24601@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

As another once said, “Elon Musk is a stupid man’s genius,” and after all of his tantrums, I see it as true.

[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (4 children)

And here I am just now learning that cars have streaming media apps? That seems insane to me in the first place...

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they can only be used when parked like when you're charging. Even at a super charger, it's going to take 20-30 minutes to get back on the road.

[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Ah I didn't think of the charging times and maybe needing something to do while you waited. Alright, it's suddenly much more sane.

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[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Kind of wild how this guy feels entitled to have people pay him

[–] snowdrop@lemmy.zip 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't know why the hell you'd need a streaming service in your car anyways

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago (3 children)

As someone who uses it a lot: you don’t need it. But it is nice when you’re waiting for someone, which I do a lot of because sigh I’m basically a soccer mom now. (Kids don’t play soccer and I don’t drive a minivan but…yeah, the comparison is sadly apt.) These days, my kids use it more than I do, since a few times a week they are stuck with me waiting for the other sibling to get out of their activity. Can all this be solved by just handing them my phone instead? Sure.

As of yesterday, pretty sure my Disney+ app was still there, maybe because we’ve used it before, per the article. My daughter would be upset if it disappeared, but if it does I’ll just bring a iPad and hotspot it. Whatever. Maybe I should be more upset about this but I’m kind of resigned to Musk being an asshole man-child and honestly kind of depressed about being linked to him even if I’ve had the car for years and generally love it.

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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 12 points 11 months ago

Eh, Tesla plays this game too?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago
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