Elon Musk Buys X (formerly Twitter): Just Use Bluesky, Threads, or Mastodon Instead

MagnarTheGreat said:
MusQ has been ignoring that he lost his straw poll to remain at Twitter and has retweeted conspiracy theories about bots rigging the poll and says future polls will be for Twitter subscribers only (poll tax).

A week ago Musk claimed bots were dead on Twitter with an image of a grave.

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I mean obviously. Any poll he wins it was the people, any poll he loses in, it was bots. No surprise there.
 
I once considered getting a Tesla but now I'm glad I didn't. Between the cost and quality issues alone I held off and then Musk's increasingly open heel turn into a right wing conspiracy nut sealed it for me.
 
Teelie said:
I once considered getting a Tesla but now I'm glad I didn't. Between the cost and quality issues alone I held off and then Musk's increasingly open heel turn into a right wing conspiracy nut sealed it for me.
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This whole situation drove me to check out the reddit for Tesla, and I never realized how crappy the quality was. Or that they limited battery life depending on how much you spent. Saving the world my ass.
 
DarthSkywalker said:
This whole situation drove me to check out the reddit for Tesla, and I never realized how crappy the quality was. Or that they limited battery life depending on how much you spent. Saving the world my ass.
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It is hilarious if you look at the stats on their semi that Pepsico just got. A semi full of chips. Oh, you are good for 400 mi per charge. Load it with soda, oh, 100. And I am damn curious how it handles winter weather.
 
Reuters - Senator Warren, Tesla investor turn up heat over Musk's Twitter role
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a longtime critic of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) boss Elon Musk, on Monday raised concerns that the automaker's board had failed to address the risks posed by his role as CEO of Twitter.

Musk's $44 billion takeover of the social media platform in October has been marked by chaos and controversy, with even Tesla bulls questioning if he is too distracted to properly run the EV maker, where he is personally involved in production and engineering.

Investors have urged Musk to step down as Twitter CEO and punished Tesla stock, which is down nearly 60% this year and hit a fresh two-year low on Monday.

Warren, a progressive Democrat who has previously clashed with Musk over her calls for billionaires to pay more taxes, said that a company's board was responsible for ensuring that its controlling shareholder did not treat it "as a private plaything."

"The first weeks of Mr. Musk's Twitter ownership have raised questions about possible violations of securities or other laws, including whether Mr. Musk is funneling Tesla resources into Twitter," she said in a letter to Tesla's board chair, Robyn Denholm.

James Murdoch, a Tesla director, testified in court last month that the company's audit committee discussed Musk's deployment of Tesla engineers at Twitter, saying this should not take away from their work at the car maker.

Denholm could not immediately be reached and Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. Musk did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

Musk himself has sold $40 billion in Tesla stock this year, further frustrating investors.
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He's the guy out here committing crimes and for some reason wants to draw attention to himself. :funny:
 
MagnarTheGreat said:
CNET - Tesla Buyers Are Bailing Because of Elon Musk, the 'Worst Troll'
Tesla salespeople say "a lot" of customers canceling orders blame Musk's Twitter behavior.
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He knows he plays well with his base and not well with the pro-environment left who are (were) a big chunk of his customers for electric cars. A regular fool would see that as reason enough to not be such a dick publicly. This elite next-level fool additionally can't see how obnoxious he comes across even to people who otherwise don't care about him or politics and never had a negative thought about him or Tesla before. The only customers he will have left in the US are the small fraction of his base who for some reason will go for a Tesla rather than a gas guzzler and be forced to hide it from their friends. Elon will need China more than ever.
 
Iceman said:
He knows he plays well with his base and not well with the pro-environment left who are (were) a big chunk of his customers for electric cars. A regular fool would see that as reason enough to not be such a dick publicly. This elite next-level fool additionally can't see how obnoxious he comes across even to people who otherwise don't care about him or politics and never had a negative thought about him or Tesla before. The only customers he will have left in the US are the small fraction of his base who for some reason will go for a Tesla rather than a gas guzzler and be forced to hide it from their friends. Elon will need China more than ever.
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He also hasn't been paying attention to the marketplace. Actual competition is about to really start. Cheaper alternatives to Tesla are going to really hurt.

EDIT: As for the right wingers, good luck selling a Cybertruck over Ford's electric F-150.
 
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The FTC are reported to be stepping up scrutiny of Twitter over security concerns. (saw on Bloomberg)
 
Sithborg said:
He also hasn't been paying attention to the marketplace. Actual competition is about to really start. Cheaper alternatives to Tesla are going to really hurt.

EDIT: As for the right wingers, good luck selling a Cybertruck over Ford's electric F-150.
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Yep. Tesla has had a unique position with first-mover advantage all this time but the big auto rivals have had time to react and are on a better path now all while the CEO has been massively distracted and turned off a massive portion of this future customer base.
 
I just feel a little bad for the guys who actually invented Tesla
Trying to save the world, but you got into bed with an epic jackass who has ruined your brand's credibility

But yeah, Tesla has rested on their laurels while the other brands are out there innovating and working to take back their market share. The F150 looks great, and even the new Chevy Equinox has me a lot more excited than anything Tesla's done in years.

I just wish I had bought that stock a decade ago like I knew I should've lol
 
The Guardian - Police provide first official details of Elon Musk’s alleged stalker incident
Police say a member of Elon Musk’s security team is currently a suspect in their investigation, not a victim

A 29-year-old man from Connecticut told the South Pasadena police Tuesday that a driver in another vehicle had confronted him in a parking lot, accused him of following him on the 110 freeway, and then struck the man with his vehicle as he was leaving the parking lot.

Last Thursday, "South Pasadena Police learned the suspect involved in this case is believed to be a member of Elon Musk's security team," the department said in a statement.
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