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Someone toss his ass in prison already!

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 3 points 48 minutes ago

Just gotta love the sudden change in demeanor in the pictures of articles regarding him.

Destroying the country? Laughs and jumps. Losing everything he "worked" for? Serious face.

Bye Elon get out of here.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

He’s like the bad guy from titanic

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

It's because the company is fully subsidized by carbon credits and government funding. The crazy brand valuation is based on fully autonomous driving and person less cabs which will never happen at Tesla.

[–] crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org 7 points 2 hours ago

And vibes, don't forget how the traders love their vibes!

[–] LaterRedditor@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

a.k.a government handouts

[–] Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago

I wonder who’s fucking fault that is

[–] pomfegranate@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 hours ago

At least the converse isn't necessarily true

[–] Ilixtze@lemm.ee 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I was living under the idea that the Load bearing snake oil salesman of the American Economy was Sam Altman.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

Tesla board is not doing it's job if they don't replace Musky

[–] LarryLurkman@lemm.ee 22 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sick of Elon's bitch ass face.

[–] MOARbid1@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly! I'm ardently waiting for someone to dirt nap this clown, so I never have to think about him again.

[–] LarryLurkman@lemm.ee 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

He's scared to take a shit without an armed guard. Aparently, conveying this information counts as inciting violence on reddit. I just publically imagined having to stand there and listen to that flabby windbag take a shit and declared he couldn't pay me enough. He thinks everyone else is as greedy as he is, and in his shitty vampire circle, he's pretty much right. You couldn't pay me enough to kiss that ass. My self respect is not up for sale

[–] AngrySquirrel@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I would genuinely rather live under an overpass than have such a horrible job as having to work directly for that monster.

Also, it makes sense he would have such a fear of the bathroom; rats, snakes, specialized robots, and tentacles (in Futurama) can all make their way up into a toilet through the sewer system.

Edit: I just realized elon's ketamine addled brain might genuinely worry that the sewer mutants from Futurama might pull him down there.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 hours ago

Stop, I can only get so erect!

[–] theotherbelow@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Funny how he's figured that out after it happens.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Are you maining with a lemmynsfw account?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Thats some big dick energy, so...probably the right instance.

[–] theotherbelow@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 hour ago

100%, reddit with balls and other notable things.

[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 23 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

We bought a Hyundai EV. Would have seriously considered a Tesla, but.

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 17 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Model 3 was my next car for years. Now it's the Ioniq 6. I'm just so grateful that we are only now able to plan a car purchase this year, and not in the last 2 or 3 years where we would now be stuck in a Tesla.

[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That's exactly what we got, an I6. Love it.

[–] couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 hours ago

I have an ioniq 2017 hybrid and its still going strong. Have only done oil changes and tire replacements. Super happy with the car.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 59 points 8 hours ago

What he actually means:

"If the ship of Tesla goes down, I will take America with it."

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Is that a threat...?

[–] TheDeadlySquid@lemm.ee 16 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry buddy, but the US has seen bigger industries rise and fall in its time and survive. Your one company will be a blip.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 4 hours ago

Other way around.

He didn't say that Tesla going down would bring the US down. He said that the US going down would bring Tesla down.

The context here was him saying that he couldn't justify spending all his time at Tesla, since his expertise was required to keep America from going down.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 112 points 9 hours ago

Says the guy who helped drive the “Ship of America” into the iceberg.

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 119 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

This guy is so entirely up his own ass.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 30 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

My understanding is that's for warmth.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago

I swear the way he stumbles around his words disarms people to the fact that he straight up lies all the time.

[–] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 75 points 8 hours ago

At this point, it's pretty obvious his entire goal with DOGE was to dismantle federal agencies that were either investigating him in some way, or were trying to regulate his companies. So, I guess this means Tesla can't survive without him actively gaming the system in his favor.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Elon.

If you are on a ship... and there is some troublesome bullshit cargo that keeps throwing off the balance of the ship, in a storm, and that cargo is the property of an idiot who keeps trying to erect his own sail, despite have no clue what he is doing, no idea how sailing works...

You throw said dumbass and his bullshit overboard, so the ship and everyone else survives.

... Then, you mutiny against the idiot captain whos been bought and paid for by the other idiot who is currently fish food.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 64 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

That's surprisingly modest of him, I'd have thought he would have put it the other way around.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

He’s not going to get any help from China.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah they’ll probably just nationalize his factory over there at some point and hand it to BYD along with all of the software and IP they can snap up from any servers and devices that are in-country

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

From what I hear BYD is better than Tesla at this point. I think we've come to the time where China is reaching parity with us tech. I mean what do we have that they don't?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

It is very, VERY far from being that simple. They are several decades behind the US and EU in jet turbine technology, for instance. And their chip foundries are definitely not considered bleeding edge. You have to go to SK and Taiwan for that. And part of Taiwan’s publicized defense policy is “we will melt our chip foundries to slag if the PRC invades”. Them being basically the best in the world at chip fabrication was a strategic investment (in a very literal geopolitical sense) that they began in the 70s and 80s.

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[–] hark@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Well yeah, it was the US that put 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs and demanded allies also slap high tariffs on Chinese EVs. Without this, Tesla would be more than trampled in those markets. Also, the only reason why Tesla turned a profit in Q1 2025 is because of the carbon credits that the US government gives it. Without billions upon billions in US government subsidies, Tesla wouldn't exist.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 28 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It is long past time for torches and pitchforks.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago

Batshit druggie loser says some fucked up bullshit?

How odd

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Translation : "If I can't keep stealing US taxpayers funds and funnel them into my companies, they won't be able to exist on their own merit."

[–] wiLD0@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

What he really means is that if Tesla is going to go down, he’s going to take America down with it.

[–] commitme@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Is that his first concern from said realization? Goddammit.

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