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Tesla fandom is such a bizarre phenomenon. It's weird that a corporation can become such a big part of their customers' identity that they rabidly go after anything negative.

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I agree. And I say this as someone who lives in a house with two iPad Pros, air pods (three pairs)/pro (two pairs) /max (two pairs), home pod, home pod mini, iMac, and two MacBook pros..I’m a big fan of Apple products. But I’m more than happy to talk about all the stuff they do that I don’t like and the lock in which seems to get worse each year…it’s so crazy to me when people make their favorite products/brands/politicians part of their identity when truthfully most of these entities see you as nothing except something from which to extract value.

This is a little trite, but they say that the move away from religion has moved our sense of “who’s god” to the state. In general, at least in USA, trust in the state is really low, so the next step is the corporation, and so people treat their favorite corp almost like a religion and have faith even in the face of actual falsehoods.

Perhaps, I’ve thought about that possibility without knowingly hearing it from “them”. We also struggle with heroes, I’m wondering if there’s a secular void that’s being filled too.

Wonder if the strongly religious get caught up in fanboihood as well.

> two iPad Pros, air pods (three pairs)/pro (two pairs) /max (two pairs), home pod, home pod mini, iMac, and two MacBook pros..I’m a big fan of Apple products.

Normally person like you would be the best person to criticise apple, they are using their products first and foremost :) so they know all little/big things they would want changed

People are very sensitive to cult-like behavior, it’s easy to fall into when you’re into a brand and you don’t want to look into the downsides.

If you think Tesla fans are bad, wait until you see NIO fans...

> Tesla fandom is such a bizarre phenomenon

So are Tesla haters. It's a company with good and bad things. Praise the good, criticize the bad. Why is that so hard?

<insert sport team here> / Apple / <handbag/jewelry/shoe brand>

Doh yup sports fandom is the same thing and just as silly, but I do it too so it doesn't seem as weird :)

> Tesla fandom is such a bizarre phenomenon.

Not really. When they sit at home spending a lot of time online in an echo chamber it's no wonder they end up with a warped perspective that's disconnected from reality.

The same thing happens with QAnon and anti-vax "truthers". Even the strangest ideas get reinforced and believed. Being part of the group becomes more important than seeing what's true.

> It's weird that a corporation can become such a big part of their customers' identity

I own a bunch of DIS solely based on the folks that treat Disney/Marvel/Star Wars like a religion. That said, it’s very strange.

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