That’s the spirit! Let this become a trend. Let Musk become what he fears the most: a genuine laughing stock.

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    I rented a car recently and spent $20 per day extra in order to avoid getting a Tesla. I got a Chevy bolt instead

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    I don’t have a Tesla but it has honestly become hard for me to get excited about the incredible things SpaceX is doing.

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      And rightfully so. There most likely won’t be any great scientific and exploration leaps made by space x because they have only one goal: money.

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        Spacex: the final fundraising. These are the voyages of the starship. Its five-year mission, To explore strange new avenues of investment, To seek out new capital in untapped markets, To boldly extract more private value from public spaces than any robber barron has before.

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        Any science or exploration that they do will be because NASA has paid them to do it.

        I see that as one of many ways that Trump is going to hurt us and funnel money to his friends.

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    He’s poison for every company he touches.

    Twitter used to be somewhat fun & useful. Now it’s absolutely garbage.

    SpaceX is doing great things, but the fact they he gets credited for their accomplishments & innovations casts a dark shadow over all of it.

    Tesla could have been the next great American automaker, but with him at the helm it’s hard to justify buying one.

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      SpaceX is not doing well. They are taking money for a moonshot that according to their own data will take 37 flawless refueling launches in a month to get the fuel up to the craft that will go to the moon. They are a space elevator company that charges more than the Russians charge.

      My guess is that they are more than 15 years away from lunar trip without even a landing.

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    “I bought this before Elon went crazy”

    No, no you didn’t, he was just better at hiding it. But now that you’re all caught up, glad to see you’re doing the bare minimum.

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    Will be interesting to see if there’s a Tesla sales slump next year compared to other EVs.

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      I wish I weren’t so cynical, but in the US it could become much more difficult to buy an EV from any other company. Elump could use targeted tariffs to hurt competitors, or deport their work forces, or use justice dept to strip patents from competitors.

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      It may not happen next year but I think it’s a safe bet it will happen in the next few years.

      I’m one of those who bought a Tesla before seeing how cuckoo he is. Frankly that’s just one of a number of reasons why I won’t buy another. I’m a big proponent of EV’s, so when the time comes in a few more years then I’ll be replacing my Tesla with an EV from another manufacturer.