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Keep in mind that for the dealers, this is a life or death existential fight. If Tesla wins, the other car manufacturers aren't far behind.

For Tesla, it's not significantly more important to their success than overcoming general disinterest in electric cars, figuring out how to manufacture batteries for less money, or any of its other business challenges.

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Exactly, which is why I never understood why people demonize these car dealerships, yes they are an unnecessary middle man, yes they are annoying to deal with but they are only doing what is logical.

Payday lenders' circumvention and bending of laws to continue their own existence are equally logical.

Yes, and you shouldn't be angry at them. You should be angry at the people who allow laws to be passed in their favor.

It's entirely possible and legitimate to be angry at both.

I don't see the point, you only have control over one of those groups.

Sometimes all you can do is treat the symptoms until a disease has run its course.

Government corruption is not going to disappear any time soon, but we can still work to mitigate its effects in some areas.

I'd suspect most people get angry at things they can't control fairly frequently.

That doesn't mean it makes sense, for instance someone down voted every one of my comments. Being mad about it would be just as illogical.

Yes. Nobody is immune to judgment for evil deeds just because they acted in their own self-interest.

Because in general buying a car from one of these car dealerships is a terrible experience.

People demonize these car dealerships because after dealing with their sneakiness and incompetence for years, only two words come to mind at the thought of their demise: Good riddance. If your typical car dealership experience was pleasant, there would be some bleeding hearts speaking out in their defense.

It's logical for the dealers, of course. But it's not logical for society to allow it.

agreed.

Logical does not imply good or even decent. It is logical to steal if you know you can get away with it.

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