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Elon has been constantly getting hammered by the media, social media, etc. And yet it doesn't affect Tesla at all. It actually couldn't be doing better.

Does anyone have any thoughts on how Tesla is able to escape this wrath?

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The cars are much better than the competition at the price point, the software and updates are far ahead of the slow clunky interfaces that are never updated. Dealers charging $400 to update maps is BS. People gush over them and it spreads word of mouth.

The green aspect makes it popular among moderate liberals, only the immoderate folks stop buying Tesla because of politics. And they're not as numerous as they think they are, because they drown out positive news and opposing opinions in their online circles like on HN.

Crashy hard suspensions, misaligned panels, steering wheels with disintegrating foam, pleather that warps and melts in contact with body oils... The competition has caught up in the drivetrain dept and completely eclipsed Tesla in the fit and finish department.

Supercharging is the last ace up Tesla's sleeve.

I think people are becoming immune to the "cancel" thing. It's become boring.

Like I said: boring.

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