Let's face it, it's easy to ignore this stuff if it happens quietly. Tesla would probably have been fine if Musk had quietly financed Musk. He's being too public and blatant about it. Most consumers don't actually care that much until you rub their faces in it. Which Musk does.
It would absolutely be better if consumers were more aware of the hidden atrocities behind the products they buy. I try to avoid Chinese products, don't buy from Amazon, I've got a Fairphone, am picky about where my chocolate comes from, and avoid Chiquita, Nestle and brands like that. But I'm a tiny minority. We do need more awareness about this sort of thing.
But even with all the awareness that Musk is creating about his own fascism, there are still people buying his cars.
In contrast, Musk said that people I care about were part of the "parasite class" and chuckled about cutting their benefits. Fuck that.
Also that's a little bold of you to speak for rest of us that way.
And if you want to boycott them, I'm all for that. I don't buy from Amazon or Microsoft either. There are alternatives to Google.
It's true that they've made enormous inroads into Europe in recent years, but now that they all seem to support America's increasing turn towards fascism, you will also see Europe slowly move away from them. But abandoning the cloud infrastructure that you just invested millions in, is a lot harder than buying a different car, so the change is slower.
Put it this way: do you yourself boycott companies, specifically because of those companies supporting things you don't know they support?
> Tesla would probably have been fine if Musk had quietly financed Musk
:D Did you read what was the plan for their first car?
It's not the 50s any more Mr McCarthy. That is not in itself necessarily a bad thing.