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jrhey | 1 year ago

Nah, I don't make political statements with my purchases. You're thinking too deeply about it. There must be separation because I don't experience politics when driving Tesla.

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zfg|1 year ago

There is no separation. You're expressing politics whether you want to or not.

Musk has politicized his public image and by extension his businesses, especially because he is the marketing department and public face of those businesses.

The only way to avoid it is to avoid buying his products.

jrhey|1 year ago

Which politics exactly do you say I'm unknowingly expressing?

This sounds like a very US centric point of view to have. Most people outside the US, like myself, don't hold these views of the Tesla brand.

If this was the lens everyone saw the world through, they probably wouldn't buy any mainstream tech including the digital device you're typing this on.

quantified|1 year ago

You might not feel it yourself but you get assigned it by others anyway.

jrhey|1 year ago

Well, that’s not a very good way to live — assigning other peoples’ political alignments based on their vehicle purchases.