‘Tesla Drivers Know You’re Judging Them’

There’s so many good lines in this article from Danya Issawi at The Cut, that you should read the entire thing. Nothing new here for those paying attention, and I feel compelled to note that anyone could have known about Elon Musk well before he supported Trump with even the lightest of web searches. A few of my favorite lines:

A few years ago, Teslas were a status symbol: sleeker, more expensive, modern-day Priuses with mild sex appeal.

And:

He’s cringe to an astonishing degree — allegedly faking his gaming stats, starting beef publicly with his own daughter, and his evident, unending desire to be thought of as cool.

Also:

No sticker, tape, or “oyota” camouflage can obscure the hard truth that the Tesla-as-status-symbol has gone rancid.

Tesla’s were, to be clear, never good cars. They were some weird “I am cool” badge, from a company ‘run’ by some dude who will likely die trying to be thought of as cool. Maybe on Mars.