Elon Musk Buys Twitter

[Flarelaine]

Too bad it only came out now when the SEC is toothless.

I doubt it's just a coincidence.

[Rennadrel]

Tesla stocks dropped again today. Why? This is why.

China EV maker BYD says new cars can be charged in 5 minutes



Keep in mind BYD cars are selling at the $12k - $15k price point. Even with 100% tariff, they are still cheaper than any other manufacturers' cars. They make good cars btw. I drove my cousin's Frigate SUV while I was visiting my parents. The car was a joy to drive. I am not the only one the feel that way.

Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving a Chinese EV over the past six months, calling it “fantastic.” After flying the Xiaomi Speed Ultra 7 (SU7) from Shanghai to Chicago, Farley doesn’t want to give it up.

It’s no secret that China is dominating the EV industry, aside from Tesla. Farley recently sounded the alarm, calling Chinese EV makers an “existential threat” to the industry.

That's all well and good until your vehicle explodes because China has zero safety standards.

[Corvus]

Exported cars have to meet the safety standards of the place they are being exported to, not the place they are made.

[Draco-Onis]

That's all well and good until your vehicle explodes because China has zero safety standards.

The EU and Australia have higher standards than the US and their cars have been operating there for years. It's also good to note most of our electric car parts especially the batteries come from China.

[Tech614]

That's all well and good until your vehicle explodes because China has zero safety standards.

Unless you live in China, their regulations have nothing to do with it. To purchase this car in your country it has to meet your countries safety regulations. So are you just being xenophobic for the fuck of it? Cause this comment reeks of ignorance.

[En Sabah Nur]

Seems weird to talk about another country's safety standards in comparison to the state of the Cybertruck, honestly.

[Poopymonster]

Seems weird to talk about another country's safety standards in comparison to the state of the Cybertruck, honestly.

Really, I mean when your car has a safety issue there is a department in the governm...oh...yeah...

[Mazza]

Seems weird to talk about another country's safety standards in comparison to the state of the Cybertruck, honestly.

The cybertruck violates a EU (and also a UK) law that bans the sale of passenger vehicles that have "exhibit sharp external projections." These increase the risk of injury when a car hits a person significantly, hence the ban. If Tesla can't even get that right, I have zero hope for the rest of the vehicle.

[postman1782]

I posted this in the Trump thread, but this belongs here too since it is about Elon.

[LemonDemonGirl]

Is it just me or did X/Twitter become more.... angry after Elon bought it? I remember it being much MUCH better back in like 2014

[Moralgy]

Is it just me or did X/Twitter become more.... angry after Elon bought it? I remember it being much MUCH better back in like 2014

Well Elon turned into Nazi land. Nazis aren't known for being kind.

[Iliena]

I posted this in the Trump thread, but this belongs here too since it is about Elon.

I think its going to be a bad week ahead for the pedo guy!

[Poopymonster]

I think its going to be a bad week ahead for the pedo guy!

Iliena. My poster-in-Christ. In this, the year of your Lord 2025.
WHICH ONE?

[DarkTZeratul]

Is it just me or did X/Twitter become more.... angry after Elon bought it? I remember it being much MUCH better back in like 2014

It's not just you. Musk unbanned all the assholes and racists and most of the cool people left. Ergo, there is now a much higher percentage of angry racist assholes.

[Drutt]

I posted this in the Trump thread, but this belongs here too since it is about Elon.

I am wary about this proving to be AI generated. Have any credible outlets confirmed it to be genuine?

[postman1782]

I am wary about this proving to be AI generated. Have any credible outlets confirmed it to be genuine?

So far, no. Only place this has been shown has been Tiktok and Twitter.

[Iliena]

Iliena. My poster-in-Christ. In this, the year of your Lord 2025.
WHICH ONE?

Sorry I wasn't more clear. Phony Stark, the pedo guy from South Africa.

[KrayZ33]

So far, no. Only place this has been shown has been Tiktok and Twitter.

I'll say it will turn out as fake, and it was created by trumpians so they can later reveal that it was fake and have a gotcha moment and blame it on the left and they'll say the left created/faked this.


The sad part about this is that the way he talks and what he says is so unbelievably stupid, but at the same time, he is that unbelievably stupid so it sounds real again.

[Kaleredar]

I'll say it will turn out as fake, and it was created by trumpians so they can later reveal that it was fake and have a gotcha moment and blame it on the left and they'll say the left created/faked this.


The sad part about this is that the way he talks and what he says is so unbelievably stupid, but at the same time, he is that unbelievably stupid so it sounds real again.

I don’t think trumpkins have that level of forethought. They really can’t comprehend that people dislike them, trump or musk for any reason other than “liberals don’t like that their team lost and they don’t like that Trump is MAGAing again.” They lack the fundamental awareness to engage in self-parody, because if they had that awareness they’d know not to be trump supporters.

I’m erring heavily on the side of AI generated but that it was made by someone who doesn’t like Vance and Elon and what Elon is doing. Non-trump people aren’t 100% beholden to always acting above board, especially when AI shit like this is so easy to make.

[Bwgmon]

It's not just you. Musk unbanned all the assholes and racists and most of the cool people left. Ergo, there is now a much higher percentage of angry racist assholes.

On top of that, twitter also added a feature that lets people pay to be considered more relevant to the algorithm, making their posts more likely to be pushed into your feed and making their replies get priority over everyone else. And the people who pay for that service apparently skew pretty heavily to the "right-wing chud who thinks you should have to listen to their opinions on things" side of the aisle, because a lot of people say that the reason they finally ditched twitter is because shitty people kept clogging up their "For You" tab.