• @S13Ni@lemmy.studio
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      8810 months ago

      I fear he is now in position to force goverment to buy his shit cars. Cybertrucks for cops etc.

      • @themurphy@lemmy.ml
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        4510 months ago

        He is, otherwise he will get funds in some way or another. Rich people can’t become poor today.

        • sunzu2
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          410 months ago

          If tesla failed and just lost his entire position…

          He would still be a billionaire lol

          These people can at fail. They are the system

      • @frazorth@feddit.uk
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        2110 months ago

        That would be amazing. Cybertruck cops? They’ll be letting everyone go when the trucks breaks down.

        • SkaveRat
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          1210 months ago

          you mean “police needs to buy more cybertrucks, so they always have a bunch of spares when they break down due to a puddle”

          • @frazorth@feddit.uk
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            510 months ago

            Ha, you think that the backups even arrive to replace/repair? They’ll break down in transit!

      • @Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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        710 months ago

        I’m torn on this one. On the one hand, fuck Musk. On the other hand, the US replacing huge fleets of gas vehicles with electric and building out all the attendant infrastructure would be a huge climate win.

    • @Internetexplorer@lemmy.world
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      -510 months ago

      Lol it was like this with Twitter and Kamala. You guys live in a bubble m this isn’t the real world.

      Twitter didn’t collapse and Kamala lost.

        • @Internetexplorer@lemmy.world
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          -310 months ago

          I’ve seen the figures, it’s a small average percentage drop from year on year.

          Which is expected as inflation and general costs increase, causing less sales of luxury products like Tesla’s