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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 184 points 6 months ago (19 children)

Scratching a stranger’s car is never okay.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 32 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But what if it ain't a car but a Cybertruck?

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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 30 points 6 months ago (5 children)

It is strange and striking that climate change activists have not committed any acts of terrorism. After all, terrorism is for the individual by far the modern world’s most effective form of political action, and climate change is an issue about which people feel just as strongly as about, say, animal rights. This is especially noticeable when you bear in mind the ease of things like blowing up petrol stations, or vandalising SUVs. In cities, SUVs are loathed by everyone except the people who drive them; and in a city the size of London, a few dozen people could in a short space of time make the ownership of these cars effectively impossible, just by running keys down the side of them, at a cost to the owner of several thousand pounds a time. Say fifty people vandalising four cars each every night for a month: six thousand trashed SUVs in a month and the Chelsea tractors would soon be disappearing from our streets. So why don’t these things happen?

[–] Alpha71@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Because the law drops the hammer on them BIG time.

Hell, activists use to spike old wood trees marked for clear cutting back in the day. This would cause the saw blades foresters would use to explode in their face,, in fact George Alexander, a millworker, was severely injured when a saw blade shattered after contact with a tree spike and cut his jaw in half.

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[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 28 points 6 months ago

They probably just wanted to see if it's really bulletproof..

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 22 points 6 months ago (11 children)

It is if they blatantly block sidewalks like the entitled assholes that they are.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Can't say I agree. For example, if someone hits you with their car? It's ok to scratch it.

Edit: The downvotes on this are fucking unreal, imagine being upset that the person you just mowed over scratched your car. Fuck right off with that bullshit.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 118 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

If you drive a douchemobil, you shouldn't be surprised when people think you're a douche.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 63 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Carter tells the paper he has never been a fan of the limelight, somehow forgetting what sort of attention a massive, angular truck would garner him.

Lmao dude bought the fugliest car ever made and didn't think twice about that decision

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[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 107 points 6 months ago (10 children)

People being assholes over it is dumb, but I can't say I would want one. I saw one recently at my local grocery store and I couldn't stop thinking how poorly built it looked. It just seemed like the fit and finish of the body panels was kinda bad. I got an overall feeling like it was something put together by a couple of teenagers in metal shop.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 36 points 6 months ago (3 children)

There's one down the street from me. It's a damn eyesore.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Have you tried quitting to the menu and turning up texture detail? Looks like it might be something to do with anti-aliasing. Hopefully will be patched in the next update.

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[–] genuineparts@infosec.pub 103 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

"I don't like attention."

-- Guy that gave multiple interviews about all the attention he is getting.

[–] Muscar@discuss.online 44 points 6 months ago

He doesn't like negative attention and is too dumb to realise that was the only thing that would happen by buying such an obvious "I'm dumb and a dickhead" statement piece.

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 81 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Not only did he get an unpopular truck, but he still uses Reddit. This guy is 0-2. What’s next?

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 50 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He uses Twitter. Probably watches Televised News

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Anyone that supports muskrat is an automatic pos in my book. He's an evil degenerate.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I've never liked that nickname, just because muskrats are pretty cool and don't deserve to be brought down to that shithead's level.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 49 points 6 months ago (10 children)

I mean is it really a truck?

There needs to be a way to validate if something is a truck.

Like, if you can't put a 2x4 in it, is it a truck? Is an el camino a truck?

IF a cybertruck is a truck, is a Pontiac Aztek a truck?

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 6 months ago (19 children)

Per the legal US definition, almost every SUV is a "light truck", including my 1999 Subaru Forester...

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 20 points 6 months ago

And the reason for this is that the "light truck" classification has weaker emissions standards, so they can cheap out on efficiency of the engine which means higher profit margins (and more harmful pollution for us to enjoy inhaling).

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[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 41 points 6 months ago (3 children)

has been bombarded with reactions (both good and bad)

Are articles just school essays with a minimum word count?

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[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 37 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Is there any vehicle in the world that screams rich asshole more than the cyber truck? There are more expensive vehicles for sure, but my first thought if I saw a Pagani wouldn't be to flip it off.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 36 points 6 months ago (1 children)

At least with other expensive cars you can admire the craftsmanship, elegant appearance, and significant history behind the brand or specific model of car. For the money, you get none of those things with a cyber truck.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There are more expensive vehicles for sure

I can understand hitting the lottery and spending six figures on a luxury sports car. I cannot image why anyone would have voluntarily submitted themselves to this vehicle. Its the automotive equivalent of lighting six figures on fire.

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 37 points 6 months ago

your truck is bad and you should feel bad.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 37 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Isn't getting attention the whole point of buying a expensive car like that for most people? I mean the same goes for expensive sports cars: most people don't get these because they are particularly good drivers - hell, some are even so old they can't even get into those cars properly.

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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I saw one in person finally a few weeks ago and just started laughing; it’s even uglier in person! But I wouldn’t intentionally try to damage someone else’s vehicle; that’s even more ridiculous.

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[–] mightyducks@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It’s probably the worst car design to date. Also, prone to rusting

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago

It's lame and an egregious waste of money. I'll notice you and think "ha, loser". That's the end of it.

Some people gotta take the bad purchase decision of someone else like it's an attack on their chosen identity!

[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 20 points 6 months ago

What a psycho

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Teslas in general are super ugly but this is an abomination.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago

IDK, some of their sedans don't really look that bad IMO but this thing is a huge departure from previous designs.

[–] Kayday@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (7 children)

I'm in the minority of people who really like the design, I just wouldn't ever consider buying anything from Tesla.

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