I respect the OP for saying this. But I have a hard time respecting people buying Teslas, or anything from Musk. Is it not obvious that the guy is a charlatan? (and that the fish rots from the head?) How likely is it that you won't be robbed blind if you try to do business with him or any of his ventures?
“I met him and guy is a genius. But he’s also a carnival barker.”
I didn’t see if he replied.
I don't think it was this CNN article I'm remembering, but this has the survey data in it.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/cars/tesla-buyer-politics/ind...
> Surveys by research firm Morning Consult show that in January about 22% of Democrats were considering buying a Tesla, while 17% of Republicans were looking to purchase one. And that gap has been closing — Republican consideration of buying a Tesla has risen about 3 percentage points just since December's survey. And Republicans are slightly more likely to trust the Tesla brand, 27% compared to 25% among Democrats.
And another thing, most people in the world don't give a shit either, and Tesla sells most of their car not in the US.
Tesla base of costumers if far more then the online techno crowd. The are a global car maker that is most strongly associated with electric vehicles. And most people probably don't even know that fact.
> you'll be filing for bankruptcy protection before you know it
MMhh given the companies growth and demand shortfall, pissing of existing costumer base because of some tweets is miles away from causing bankruptcy.