[runeblaze]

I think radioactive is a strong word here… I have talked to a lot of people in tech

[lol768]

I don't. YouGov's data suggests 77% of the UK populace has a negative view of the brand. Musk has destroyed its credibility.

[Analemma_]

Obviously we're just dueling anecdotes here, but FWIW, I'm a US tech worker who bought a Tesla in 2022 and certainly never will again. I have four friends with Teslas in tech and all of them say the same thing: never again. Replacement cycles for cars are so long that this will take a while to fully show up in the data, but I don't see growth anywhere in their future, especially when BYD is eating their lunch in seemingly every non-US market.

[runeblaze]

Sure never again is totally fair and I am sure a lot of people hate it. I was mostly objecting to the radioactivity of it. Your friends will be more like “I am looking to sell my Tesla in 3 months” if it is truly radioactive.

Let’s be realistic in our portrayal here.

[bpt3]

Tech workers weren't their core market, upper-middle to upper class liberals in major metro areas were.

Sales to that demographic are approximately zero and will remain there until every shred of Elon is removed from the company's fabric.