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motohagiography ◴[] No.43788457[source]
to me designers are the real architects of history, however, the cybertruck example as brash i disagree with for specific reasons.

it is a perfect example of what it does without any deference to other design languages. instead of po-mo symbolism, it really is just the sufficient metal and glass to do the thing. an essential truck is unsentimental working capital. its not a duck, its an undecorated shed.

i think the design will age very well because there's nothing to add to it.

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immibis ◴[] No.43791419[source]
Kei trucks are unsentimental working capital. Cybertrucks have been designed to look this way because someone thinks it sells. The panels come unglued and fly off because they glued panels on because they needed the truck to look that way because they thought that attracted customers.
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philipallstar ◴[] No.43792126[source]
> Cybertrucks have been designed to look this way because someone thinks it sells

No, I think it's to get the cost of an electric truck down. I've never heard anyone from Tesla say it looks that way because it'll sell better. It doesn't look like the other Teslas, which all look really nice, but are more expensive.

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1. vonmoltke ◴[] No.43793602[source]
> It doesn't look like the other Teslas, which all look really nice, but are more expensive.

No, they're not. The price of a Cybertruck is in line with the price for a Model S or Model X, and significantly higher than a Model 3.