OP is clearly trying to understand why that's the case. My opinion? Marketing. Musk made himself a public figure/celebrity and people gravitate toward those kind of things.It certainly didn't hurt that Musk spent years using his wealth to lobby/bully cities/states into only allowing Tesla proprietary charging stations to be built, which severely hindered competitors from getting a foothold. That trend has only recently changed, and by then Tesla was the biggest name in the business.
OP is clearly trying to understand why that's the case. My opinion? Marketing. Musk made himself a public figure/celebrity and people gravitate toward those kind of things.Tesla has been around far longer than Elon has been a public MAGA goon. It was the first readily accessible EV. It's exceptionally easy to understand why Tesla has been successful. Hopefully it dies now that Elon is outed and other companies are starting to compete.
while ignoring that he didn't used act the way he does nowI missed this in the timeline, I guess
To people who actually paid attention, Musk has always been a piece of shit.Yeah, he's always been terrible. The supposed goodwill he developed was people memeing him for wanting to colonize Mars
To people who actually paid attention, Musk has always been a piece of shit.Yeah, but most people don't check the social media of the CEO before buying a car.
Elon Musk built a lot of good will and reputation for his company before he lost his mind, and Teslas used to be desirable vehicles. Obviously things have changed.This basically.
It's sort of like asking who Kanye is for, while ignoring that he didn't used act the way he does now
Because people have brand attachment issues. It was the first major breakthrough mainstream EV. Like no one calls adhesive bandages that in the US really, they call them Band-Aids which are a brand.Not sure why you're conflating proprietary eponyms (like Band-Aids) with Tesla. Not the same at all.
In 2025, Tesla's are purely for tech bros. and mid-life crisis white me n
Seems rather specific. Projection without reflection?You support a rapist, so...
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Oh, nevermind. You just don't get out much.
Rich tech bros who see their car as more of a status symbol or a toy than like, a car. Every other car manufacturer has an electric car that's of similar quality and probably cheaper, and they can get the cars out at a reasonable scale and quality without either suffering (this is not the case with Tesla).
Rich tech bros are typically like 90% of the people who are even capable of affording an electric car, and they don't actually care about the environment - they want a status symbol that's "tech" and different that the Mercedes their dad bought during his mid-life crisis.
Add to that Tesla not being able to make enough cars to meet demand also makes actually owning a Tesla feel more valuable, because you have one and even people who may want one can't. Another stupid status symbol that appeals to stupid tech bro types.
Even at the height of their popularity, I never understood why people were accepting shoddy build quality and outright awful interior designs for cars that expensive.I can't wait until in the future when we can look back on this era with wonder.
I saw a Cybertruck the other day, horrible creatures!Looks like they came outta Minecraft.
Looks like they came outta Minecraft.