Tesla's Cybertruck is a dystopian, masturbatory fantasy

by kondroon 11/30/2023, 11:34 PMwith 7 comments

by hnburnsyon 12/1/2023, 1:48 AM

This same article could have been written about the Hummer EV which weighs >9000 lbs, but I would bet it wasnt.

by whelp_24on 11/30/2023, 11:52 PM

There are lots of reasons to dislike the cybertruck, it's too safe and too cool seems like a bad one.

by Apocryphonon 12/1/2023, 3:58 AM

> A “bulletproof” body has been a key feature since the Cybertruck's introduction in 2019; today Musk admitted it was there for no good reason.

Maybe he's trying to provide vehicles for a "Tesla War."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_War

https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-officials-isis-toyot...

> Maybe the rich survivalists playing out Blade Runner meets Mad Max in their Cybertrucks haven't considered that when everything burns down, the power grid will go down too.

He also owns SolarCity! That's part of his shtick!

by ratsmackon 12/1/2023, 3:55 AM

Some people just want to see the world burn, I guess. It's just new and different, just like so many things we now take for granted. It's one thing to be critical when something is a proven failure, but to never give it a chance means there is ulterior motive afoot.