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[–] [email protected] 205 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Each time I see a new article about drop in sales, the percentage is higher. I love it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

I keep thinking it’s same article being reposted before noticing the drop is 10-15% greater than the last time I saw it. I hope he’s kicked from Europe entirely.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it's the first time in my life I routinely check in on the stock value of a company, and it's pure Schadenfreude.

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[–] [email protected] 129 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I wish people would also boycott Zuckerberg‘s products and Peter thiel‘s PayPal.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

Aren't there alternatives to Paypal, like Wise and Revolut?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Do you need one?

I recently deleted my PayPal account and use a virtual credit card instead.

So far no issues with paying. In the rare case that credit card is not available you can always pay without account in PayPal via credit card.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Often enough the credit card payment still is done through PayPal, though

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I actively boycott Zuckerberg's offerings bar WhatsApp coz the bastard bought it out from under us. Fuck him, fuck Meta

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed, though I don’t think Thiel is involved in Paypal anymore.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yes, you are right, not anymore, I don’t trust it though as it was founded by not only Peter Thiel but also Elon Musk.

PayPal blocks accounts that are politically controversial, such as some alternative media outlets, cryptocurrency platforms, or activists. Also Whistleblower organizations like WikiLeaks have been blocked and their funds frozen.

For these reasons I find a boycott completely justified.

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[–] [email protected] 118 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

If you buy a Tesla now, it says something about you as a person...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I bought a Tesla years ago before Elon completely removed the mask.

No way I’d buy one now, but I also don’t want to sell it early and lose a tonne of money.

The Tesla board should intervene and remove him, but they won’t because he’s stacked it with yes men like his brother.

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[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Elon truly is a genius businessman. Letting him run the government is clearly a great idea.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 weeks ago

It's been said more than once, that Musk isn't an asset to a company but a liability. Tesla didn't succeed because of Musk but despite him.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Lemmy, this is the 7th day in a row you've shown "Tesla sales down in Europe" news in Top.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 weeks ago

Feel free to post other good news. I’ll be happy to upvote.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can filter it out if you want. Whenever I read it I get warm fuzzies. It helps me cope.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Doesn't make my comment not true.

And I don't filter or block anything or anyone. Rawdogging Lemmy, the way God intended.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So you just like to complain then?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Might be his only joy in life. Let him be, as long as he's not too rude about it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

There's no point in blocking everything. I'm interested in what's happening with Trump and the US, with Tesla, the occasional Linux news, but when my feed is 90% "Why Linux is actually good", "Musk/Trump bad", "Tesla shares in EU down again" for the fifth time, it gets annoying. Blocking stuff is too crude a tool.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Let us enjoy our schadenfreude!!

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

We have this, crap copied from twitter or crap copied from reddit. Take your pick. :)

To be serious for a minute, I do wish there was more discussions and not just circle jerking. Its funny how everyone left the big platforms but still discusses the exact same things.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

linux linux foss linux

[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 weeks ago

Good.

Say what you will about faceless corps, but toyota won't send some jackass out a the public face to do sieg hail, and be the gleeful butcher of government programs.

You have to be nestel levels of horrific before it breaks out of the corporate bubble.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Gone from the coolest car to the most embarrassing, and these people are supposed to be smart.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

As a publicly traded US company, can't the board of directors vote Elon out because of tanking sales? Seems like that's the only way for the company to survive at this point.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In a normal company they could, but the board are all loyal to him, not the company. Recently they insisted in giving him a 50 BILLION bonus, yes, with B. No chance they will intervene. And putting a puppet CEO like at Twitter won't have a strong effect either.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

He'll still retain his shares. Which is the source of his wealth.

For my money I'm going to throw a goddamn party if this cursed stock hits double digits.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Let’s get it to 90%. We can do it.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

You can go to 110% if you burn enough tesla's

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Deliver is not the same as sales. They are also launching a new model this summer so people could just be waiting. I know it’s a great news story, Europe bands together against Musk to show dissatisfaction with American politics, but it may not be true. If someone could find Tesla reports that delivers are far lower than expected I will change my mind.

I wanted to find their predictions for production in Q1 2025 to see if they planned for less deliveries before all this Musk hit the news cycle. The closest I got as 2024 Q2 production numbers. https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-vehicle-production-deliveries-and-date-financial-results-webcast-second-quarter-2024

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

And the US tax payer is going to have to foot the bill on it...Elon sucks goldfish dick

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The only creatures that should buy a Tesla are from the fucking AfD.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Lol definitely won't, they're super anti-EV after all. I mean, they even want to get rid of all wind power plants. xD

[–] Blooper 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This is what makes Musk's B-line towards Nazi stardom so strange to me. Like, did he think Nazis were suddenly going to start buying electric cars? They literally put nuts on their trucks right next to their bumper stickers using homosexual slurs to describe electric vehicles, all while "rolling coal" in front of every Tesla they see on the road.

These are the people you want to market to?
And at the expense of your existing market?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Tesla is a meme stock in the disguise of a car company. It being down 30% means little, if anything volatility is good for big market players. Allows them to fleece more people. In a month Trump will announce a big tesla contract and it'll go back up.

Or so I tell myself because pessimism is easier to live with.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Beautiful news.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

Brings a tear of joy.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

Music to my ears.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Well I don't want to celebrate in advance, Model Y facelift just released, let's hope this trend continues and doesn't show a reversal.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Good. 30% left to go.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

My heart pumps purple piss for fElon.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

They are on track to be worth less than BYD, the two will likely cross over quite soon.

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