• Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Hear me out. Tesla makes (or at least made) innovative cars, they persued their vision of electric vehicles and made EVs a commonplace option for the average consumer. They needed Musk’s capital to do that. They are still capable of doing great things… But not with Elon at the helm. The best thing we can do, even if you like your Model 3, or even your damn Cybertruck, is to get Elon out of Tesla.

    That means boycotts. Don’t use their chargers, don’t rent or buy their cars, don’t subscribe to their full-self driving, and black them out on social media.

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      17 hours ago

      you’re a joke, tesla sucks and is made a joke by the Chinese.
      All subsidised with billions and still failing in the world market.

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      21 hours ago

      Average consumer? Tesla never did that, they make sports cars.

      Something like a Nissan leaf is far more affordable for the average person.

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      1 day ago

      Even if Musk gets fired, he’ll still own a huge percentage of the stock. If the goal is to hurt his net worth, then the boycott shouldn’t end with his dismissal.

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        Agreed. He should be separated from shares (imho) before any person should feel good about helping out Tesla.

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      Yeah I got a tesla and still retain my stocks in tesla from years back. Ever since I realized how shitty Elon is, I haven’t bought any more. Though, I haven’t pulled out either because elon can be replaced, and I think the company is still capable of innovation.

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        1 day ago

        I’m not really qualified to give stock advice, but from what I understand, Tesla’s stock price is seriously over-valued for what they produce, and a large chunk of it’s price is speculation on what Elon is going to do. When it becomes clear to even the dumbest investor that Elon is toxic, that shit is going to tumble fast. IMO, it’s a big wave that has to crash down at some point. Sell high.

        Not a stock market expert though, talk to someone who knows their shit about it.

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          Nah probably. But at the time when I put money in them, no big name car manufacturer had an electric car to their name. Like it or not, Tesla lit a fire behind their asses. Even now, it might be overvalued, but It’s not like I’m investing more in the company, I’m in it to see how far it can get.