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theshrike79 ◴[] No.43801919[source]
And the worst thing is that Elon could've been a living legend by building/funding colleges and schools focused on the tech his companies need, software development, robotics etc. Or even given out million dollar scholarships for the very top students.

And he still would've been worth over 250 billion easily.

Instead he chose to buy the president and start "optimising" the government with AI.

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le-mark ◴[] No.43802715[source]
Elon has proven to truly be the dumbest smart guy ever. He alienated Tesla’s core customers; tree hugging liberals, and anyone who cares about sustainability. The GOP nor their voters care and never will. I called this Tesla stock crash months ago; did not act on it though.
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skellera ◴[] No.43803884[source]
I think less people care about it politically than you think. Most people I know who have Teslas stand by the product even through Elon’s dumb shit.

I think people care more about their own convenience. There’s nothing else in our market that’s even comparable. People talk a lot of shit and it wasn’t great to start but FSD is on a different level now, especially on newer cars like the new Model Y. Having a car that mostly drives itself is the best purchase I’ve ever made.

It doesn’t seem to be slowing down sales in Seattle. New Model Ys are everywhere here.

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isoprophlex ◴[] No.43805198[source]
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FirmwareBurner ◴[] No.43805679[source]
That's crazy. Where's that?

Good thing I live in a country where Europeans aren't mentally deranged.

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tessierashpool ◴[] No.43805821[source]
your question is crazy, dude.

a lot of Europeans remember the Nazis and didn't like the Nazi salute.

WW2 was memorable for a lot of people.

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voidspark ◴[] No.43806004[source]
I recently saw a compilation of Democrat politicians doing the exact same "Nazi salute" over the years. Obama, Hillary, Sanders, AOC, etc.

Even the ADL released a statement saying that it was obviously not a Nazi salute. People are actually delusional. Extremely childish and idiotic.

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lostlogin ◴[] No.43806154[source]
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voidspark ◴[] No.43806200[source]
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1. tomhow ◴[] No.43808525[source]
Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

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