shaggyb

First of all, $42,000 is very average for a basic family car nowadays.

Second of all, with incentives and tax credits, that's more like $30,000-$35,000 depending where you live.

Third of all, owning an EV is considerably cheaper than owning a dino-burner. No oil changes. No fluid changes. You charge at home for an order of magnitude cheaper than gas (unless you buy one of those GM cinderblock Hummers or F150s something equally ~~stupid~~ American). A $42,000 car with no scheduled maintenance, fuel costs, or mechanical repairs is surprisingly affordable compared to a dino-burner at the same sticker price.

Fourth of all, even at only two years old, you can pretty easily and regularly find Model 3s for sale at 50% or more depreciation from new. Add in the tax credit for used EVs and a 2 year old family sedan for $17,500 with no gas or oil changes to ever buy starts to become a pretty good deal.

Fifth of all, I cannot stress enough how completely unwilling most people are to completely reverse direction on a $xx,xxx financial commitment because it suddenly becomes a fad among internet nerds to get pissed off about it. If you people would step outside yourselves for five goddamn seconds and look at what you're doing, I would be so happy.

Elon blows goats. Fuck up his goat farm. Don't fuck over regular people just living their lives.

American, I see.

It's almost as if regular people buy cars that fit their lifestyle and not their politics or something.

You can get a two year old Model 3 under $20,000.

Which is a very reasonable price for a family car in 2025.

The internet isn't real life.

How surprised were you at the last few US elections? Tells you everything you need to know about how uninformed the majority is.

You can get them under $20,000 at 2 years old.

Nobody should trust a website that they don't own to meet their standards.

Use it while it's convenient, then move on. it's just lights on a rock. Same for any other website.

Yes we do.

And in the meantime we still need food, shelter, medicine, and to provide for our families. Physiological needs do not stop because we're under stress.

There are actions to be taken. Keep having the conversations you're having. Find groups to support that can resist. Be visible and loud. Call their bluffs. Protect the vulnerable.

Don't panic. It's counterproductive.

You mean shitposting on reddit or not caring about their agenda?

Well, you are certainly entitled to that opinion even though it's wrong, and I do think banning you for it is also wrong.

There's a big difference between having ideas and taking actions. Ideas cannot be allowed to become illegal. Even disgusting ones.

The correct response to unconscionable ideas is social, not institutional.