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points by hn_submit 1 day ago | 0 comments
Musk was a fool to mistake the hollering of a small group of enthusiasts for that of the truck-buying U.S. population. Nobody was actually wanting for the CyberTruck. He should've listened to his marketing people and not be guided by social media and his right-wing instinct.

Then again, he's a con-man who's now quietly distancing himself from CyberTruck ("I had nothing to do with it") and moving on to the next con-trick: the CyberCab.

[–] bombcar 1 day ago
Tons of people wanted (and still want) a CyberTruck, but at something like a $40k price point.

Those people are just as loud as others, but never actually buy, because a $40k CyberTruck never existed.

[–] boobsbr 1 day ago
I would want one for $40k in Europe.
[–] psp99 1 day ago
thank god that's not happening.
[–] readthenotes1 1 day ago
Well, if you're dreaming, instead of a cyber truck at 40K, wouldn't you want instead a Chauffeured Rolls-Royce and the Swedish bikini team to keep it maintained?
[–] bluGill 1 day ago
That depends.

When I want to go to the symphony I want a chauffeured Rolls-Royce. I don't care how it is maintained, that is the chauffeurs job. If I want to see under dressed girls I'll go to a strip club after if, or maybe hire an escort to sit next to me.

When I want a truck to "go mudding", the fun is driving it through the mud. Maybe my chauffeur is tows the truck to the mud pit, but I'm getting it stuck in the mud myself. Sometimes the local cheerleaders are holding a fund raiser and I'll pay them to clean the truck after I'm done.

When I want a truck because I need to haul things - I want to pay someone else to take care of it when I'm not around.

In reality I'm not rich enough for the above. I do a lot of maintenance myself because I can't afford to pay someone. I have one vehicle that is a bad compromise for everything because I can't afford more.

In reality I have moral objections to under dressed girls and so I'm not going to the strip club or hiring escorts. But if I was that type I wouldn't be paying them to maintain my car. I have had the cheerleaders clean my car while I watched, but I wasn't paying them to be "eye candy" even though I did enjoy looking, and the next week is was the boys wrestling team (which I don't enjoy looking at) that got paid just as much for the same job.

In reality I'd prefer public transportation, but that is a different story.

[–] Insanity 1 day ago
That would have been antithetical to his existence.
[–] timacles 1 day ago
I’m sure we can trust a sharp business man like Musk to learn from his mistakes and come up with better ideas

Btw have you seen the roadster??