I have seen a lot of tesla vandalism online the last few days and I’m kind of on the fence about it.

I’ve seen several examples locally here in BC, Canada.

I think totally warranted at newly purchased teslas going forward. Also it serves as a deterrent for potential future buyers.

But vandalizing a car that is a few years old I think is lame. Those driversare already being punished enough by driving something around that’s worth less than scrap.

  • @[email protected]
    -2•4 hours ago

    Cybertruck pre-orders started in 2019, well before Musk’s bigotry was widely known. It was to be the first ev truck on the market, and the pre-order price was tempting. Folks paid for these things and are now stuck with them. You literally are not allowed to sell them. What should those people do?

    • @EtherWhack
      10•3 hours ago

      AFAIK, the pre-orders more or less just guaranteed a spot to actually purchase the dumpster and no one actually ‘bought’ them until '23. If it were me, and I saw what he was doing, I’d cancel the pre-order, even if I had to eat that $100.

    • @[email protected]
      2•2 hours ago

      What should those people do?

      Back then, it was already extremely clear that the Cybertruck was a stupid vanity project intended for people who wanted to feel futuristic but wouldn’t have bought a regular EV, because it wasn’t cool and mean enough. So my potentially hot take is: Those people got what they deserve.

      What can they do now? Take it as a learning opportunity. Be better.