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The only thing they really want is belonging. It's literally what Musk and Trump desire as well. They want to be accepted. Trump hates New York because New York high society rejected him fot being a crass boorish buffoon. Musk wanted the accolades of 4chan and has worked hard to build a cult like following.

Rejection of them and their ideas is one of the few things that stings them. It's why they hate liberals and leftists and want to hurt them. Because their ideas have been soundly rejected by the educated, and they resent the fuck out of that.

But the second they feel in the minority, the second they don't feel in charge, they will make superficial changes like selling their Cybertruck just so people will stop laughing at them. They change nothing inside because only appearance matters.

Just bought a fuck Elon bumper sticker for my 2018 Model 3.

While I hate Tesla as much as the next person and definitely don't think anyone should be buying new ones, it's a little unfair to ask people to just dump their car and buy a new one. That's a very privileged perspective of like "oh ya I can just sell this and get a new one" especially if (I assume) the value for them has dropped.

Besides, buying a new one will just put more money into other capitalist pockets because even though other car manufacturers aren't outright Nazis, they're still capitalists.

Many people that bought Tesla in the earlier days thought they were doing a good thing, so I think it's unfair to punish them now if they can't afford/don't want to buy a new one. Put a fuck Elon sticker on it something, sure.

I'm not going to tell you not to shame us (yes, I still own a model 3) but be careful about who you take a shit on. We want to shame the rich first, not force people into worse situations.

I'm glad that everyone you know had the financial flexibility and independence to freely change vehicles. However, for many people (myself included) switching from an 18k USD Tesla to something else will involve loans, increased insurance, and other costs that are not financially feasible.

My eventual goal is to get out of my Tesla (edit - and I strongly encourage others to do the same), but it's not going to happen overnight and that doesn't make me less valid as a progressive. In fact, if I'm keeping this 6-year-old rolling bucket of bolts out of a scrapyard, I say that's the best possible action.

Be aware the model 3 had a facelift in the 2024 model year, the model Y is getting it this year. The S and X are rumored to be next.

Though public shame is powerful, be aware that those driving an older styled tesla likely bought before musk went so publicly off the deep end. Cars are expensive and cannot be changed without significant expense. So have some compassion.

But anyone driving a particularly angy model 3 with dagger shaped taillights, a model Y with front and rear light bars, or a cybertruck should be mocked and shamed without remorse.

Who elon really is was very public when those owners chose to buy their car.

Everybody leave Tesla owners the fuck alone. Normal, non-freak people bought Teslas in droves a long time ago. They didn't do anything wrong, and I expect anybody who considers themselves to be on the right side of this to fucking act like it.

Cybertruck? Lol open season.

Nothing near me sadly.