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Whilst Elon deserves everything that is coming to him, CT owners do not. I wish people would leave everyone else alone.
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I seem to get some negative reaction about every week on average. Thumbs down, finger, shaking the head. I find it quite entertaining but I am sure I would not if someone actually damaged my CT, that is crazy and wish the camera's caught the coward.
 

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I have to share some sad reality (and don’t shoot the messenger - I didn’t come up with this and I don’t agree with this). In TX, this crime is called criminal mischief, which is punished based upon how much property damage is caused. They call it the value ladder, and theft is punished the same way. Anything under $100, in this case $75, is a class C misdemeanor, same level as a speeding ticket.

Cops in TX also can’t arrest for misdemeanors that don’t occur in their presence, except in some cases of breach of peace. If the guy was standing there grinning when you returned and the cops showed up, the most that would have happened is he would get a citation to appear in court at a later date and would get cut loose.

Best way to protect your property, if you absolutely had to leave it there, is to park as strategically as possible. Prime spots are by a guard booth, under a light, or in such a spot that the fewest possible number of people will see it.
 

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This the reason why I uber to the airport, park at the end of the lot at target and grocery stores. I don't make eye contact with idiots while driving because as soon as you make eye contact you're getting the finger. It shouldn't be like this why but it is what it is.
 


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While we were on a trip, someone felt the need to vandalize our CT by ripping off the wiper blade. They bent it in half and left it rested against the wheel. There was also some minor scuffs/rubber transfer on the cantrail. I ordered a replacement for $75, hopefully that is all that is required and the arm wasn't damaged.

I guess there is still a lot of anger out there for Elon and anything he is associated with.

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What kind of weak emotional person would do that to a strangers vehicle
 

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Whilst Elon deserves everything that is coming to him, CT owners do not. I wish people would leave everyone else alone.
Deserve has nothing to do with it. This is more than simple vandalism. Vandalism is random. These crimes are targeted. Nobody living in a free civilized society should fear for their safety or property simply by being in a public area. This is a hate crime and should be prosecuted as such.
 

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B-pillar cams can't come soon enough. I have that same convo in my head every time we take a road trip. I've left it outside in Calgary, and a few other towns on a road trip and had no issues. If anything its been the opposite, lot of small crowds even a year and a half later.
 

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Took a shopping trip today, saw about 7 other Cybertrucks. They’re everywhere, no one even notices them anymore 😭
Only saw 3 other Cybertrucks today on a grocery run

I hope Elon is okay
 


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Whilst Elon deserves everything that is coming to him, CT owners do not. I wish people would leave everyone else alone.
I must have missed it. What did Elon do that was so bad?

Support a candidate other than your preferred one? Or are you one of those irrational freaks who believe his throwing his heart out to the crowd makes him a Nazi? it's baffling why you would say such a thing.
 
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I must have missed it. What did Elon do that was so bad?

Support a candidate other than your preferred one? Or are you one of those irrational freaks who believe his throwing his heart out to the crowd makes him a Nazi? it's baffling why you would say such a thing.
I used to admire Elon a lot, but you need to play a lot of mental gymnastics to pretend he has not done anything wrong. Here are just a few:

  • Calling the man who helped save kids stuck in a cave a pedophile.
  • Promoting unfounded false conspiracies
    • The attack on Paul Pelosi was by his homosexual lover.
    • He boosted accounts saying there was "Mass Illegal Voting"
    • Immigration ā€œInvasionā€ Rhetoric
    • Dismissing COVID and the gov's response
    • many more far right conspiracies
  • Fathering and not supporting multiple children
  • His involvement in politics far exceeded support of a candidate.
    • He was paying people to show up at rallies
    • DOGE gutted a lot of programs people liked
I could go on, but if you support Elon you likely stopped reading this already. Even if you disagree with 100% of what I listed, you cannot honestly claim there are no reasons for people to dislike Elon.

Go ahead make a list of reasons people hate the CEO of NVIDIA... you cant, because he does his job well, and is smart enough to STFU about his personal opinions. Elon's antics hurt Tesla and its customers, directly and indirectly. However successful Tesla is now, it would be more successful without his erratic behavior.
 
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I used to admire Elon a lot, but you need to play a lot of mental gymnastics to pretend he has not done anything wrong. Here are just a few:

  • Calling the man who helped save kids stuck in a cave a pedophile.
Big deal, the guy was a real douchebag. In fact, we don't know if he was a "pedo", but that's just something Elon was called growing up. It doesn't mean you are actually a pedophile, it's just a derogatory term. He probably would have been better off if he didn't say it, but like I said, big deal, the guy was douchebag and making misleading derogatory statements about Elon first. This is small potatoes.

Promoting unfounded false conspiracies
The attack on Paul Pelosi was by his homosexual lover.
Ha-ha! Big deal.

He boosted accounts saying there was "Mass Illegal Voting"
I'm glad he brought attention to a growing problem, even if the illegal voting is not considered "mass" under your definition. I live in a state (Washington) that has always been liberal but over the last decade or so has pivoted to the far left. The WSDOL regularly and knowingly force non-citizens to register to vote if they want a driver's license issued to them. The feds are finally doing something about this problem as we speak. This is absolutely true and well-documented here in Washington and other states are doing similar things (trying to grow the voter rolls with people who are ineligible to vote). Even illegals who want a Wash State Driver's License but tell them they don't want to be registered to vote (because they don't want to get into trouble) cannot avoid it (if they want a license). It's a particularly sick form of corruption and not how our democracy is supposed to work. Elon saw how dangerous this was to the trajectory of civilization and did something about it. This is good (and I'm not sure why you think it's bad).

Immigration ā€œInvasionā€ Rhetoric
You have been living under a rock if you don't think that's exactly what's been going on for the previous 4 years! Millions of illegals flooding into our country against the laws already in place, and the previous administration was encouraging it. It's absolutely true (and very damaging to our future). That's why we have immigration laws!

Dismissing COVID and the gov's response
Elon's not a sheep, he's a very knowledgeable and discriminating thinker (unlike the Government who devised the most damaging and ineffective way of dealing with COVID I've ever seen in my 62 years). And the way the government silenced dissenting opinions was an American disgrace! I'm glad Elon stood up for his employees, his shareholders and his fellow citizens! He gets big kudos for speaking out against the silliness the government passed off as science. The government even tried to silence and whitewash those who spoke the truth about the origins of COVID. That's un-American and illegal. A basic principle of democracy is that no party is the decider of what is true, we can all speak our minds.

many more far right conspiracies
Huh? Many of them have substantial supporting evidence. Like the whitewashing of the source of COVID. Now it's common knowledge that the most likely origin of COVID was the government funded lab in Wuhan.

Fathering and not supporting multiple children
Yes, he has multiplied and his family has prospered. But he doesn't have any children that he hasn't supported, that is just another lie from the Elon haters.

His involvement in politics far exceeded support of a candidate.
He was paying people to show up at rallies
This is legal, both sides do it. I'm glad he didn't shy away from doing his part and participating in the democratic process. A major problem in America is voter apathy. this was the opposite of a profitable endeavor and demonstrates Elon's generosity to use his wealth to support humanity. I am so glad someone of Elon's stature was willing to step up to the plate and risk everything, even donating his own money to do it. I wish more of our best and brightest would contribute like that!

DOGE gutted a lot of programs people liked
What's wrong with that? He was appointed as an advisor, all administrations end programs that a lot of people like. Just because people like the program, doesn't mean it's good for society or the country. If a lot of people "liking" the program is the criteria, should we create a program that encourages people to buy big screen TVs and massaging Lazy Boy recliners and re-imburses them for 90% of the cost? I'm sure it would be very popular! People would love a program like that!

Elon did a very good thing by bring his computing and AI expertise to ferreting out waste in government programs. He soon realized the problem was political and more embedded than he ever imagined, and that it was not a good use of his time or his political capital. But that he had the balls to dive in, that's more than I can say about many of the best and brightest in this country. Most of them are too selfish to risk it. I don't fault him for trying.

I could go on, but if you support Elon you likely stopped reading this already. Even if you disagree with 100% of what I listed, you cannot honestly claim there are no reasons for people to dislike Elon.
There is not a single public figure that is not disliked by some people. Elon has a lot of haters because his common sense reforms threaten the livelihoods of millions of people who could be top contributors, but decided to suckle from taxpayers pockets instead, returning very little of real use, often doing more damage than good. Of course they are going to hate him.

What Elon knows that they don't is that there is no free money. Sure, he believes in helping the most vulnerable, but he doesn't want to encourage and create entire classes of people whose sole purpose is to suckle off the system (and support the growth of that unsustainable system). That's not how you move humanity forward because our standard of living is dependent upon those who bring real value to the system, like Tesla does, like SpaceX does, like the boring company does, and like Neuralink does.

We can't just keep growing wasteful programs because those programs have to be funded by profitable endeavors. There is no tax money without profitable endeavors. This is why Tesla is profitable and Rivian can't see profits in the foreseeable future. Because Elon understands there is no point in going through the motions if others need to keep opening their wallets to make it happen. That's not business, it's a form of economics that can only collapse. You have to create actual value. All of Tesla's models were gross profitable, right from the original Roadster, even if the corporation was spending money on thigs like growing service and distribution networks, fast charging networks, production facilities, etc. Rivian claimed two quarters of gross profits on auto manufacturing but it was fake. Because they heavily loaded those quarters with ZEV credits earned in other quarters.

Go ahead make a list of reasons people hate the CEO of NVIDIA... you cant, because he does his job well, and is smart enough to STFU about his personal opinions.
That's Jensen Huang's personal choice to not use his knowledge to further public discourse. I admire those who do more. Because we need the input of the best and brightest, those who truly understand the nature of our economy and our civilization, people who want to help humanity, not be creating growing classes of useless people with no self-esteem, but by inspiring people to go out and trying to make a difference.

That said, Jensen Huang is not a bad person, and he's very bright. He never hesitates to let people know how much he admires Elon and what he has accomplished. He regularly recognizes his brilliance. That tells me that Jensen is a good person, he's just not willing to give up as much as Elon to make a difference.

Elon's antics hurt Tesla and its customers, directly and indirectly. However successful Tesla is now, it would be more successful without his erratic behavior.
You may have missed it, but Elon explained it this way:

A successful company cannot exist unless it exists in a successful country, unless humanity is successful. He saw humanity veering down a dangerous path of failure, especially in the US, and decided he needed to help support our form of democracy and capitalism that has got us to where we are. He felt we were at a critical juncture. And I don't know anyone who can see the future as clearly as Elon. When people become apathetic about the democratic process, about our rights and responsibilities, bad things happen. Do not for a minute think we cannot throw away everything this country has created over the last 200+ years, and all of humanity really, by policies that are increasingly destructive to our own success. This matters.

Elon knows the right answer isn't always the seemingly obvious answer. That's why he's so successful. And it's also why Jensen Huang admires him so much.
 
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@HaulingAss I think you're missing the point. You asked what Elon has done that would inspire the type of vandalism that happened to my vehicle and other Cybertrucks. I gave you a partial list of reasons.

A poll in August showed 61% of American have a negative view of Elon Musk. Whether you agree with their perspective or not is irrelevant. They are out there and the crazy ones are willing to damage people's property over it.

Personally I won't be parking my cyber truck anywhere that has a high volume of people. It's already cost me enough grief.
 
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