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Teslas also have some horrific privacy/ownership issues, sub-par build quality, and have regularly locked people inside during fires. They also have shitty door handles that ice over in winter, use software updates as a crutch, and Elon Musk makes other vehicle manufacturer CEOs look like saints.
Also, you don’t need to buy from all of them. Subaru is a real company that doesn’t do horrific things and actually has proven that they’re honest when they say that infinite growth is not something they chase.
If the reason you’re afraid to know is because you want to buy stuff and feel good then you have a bigger problem. It’s ok not to know but to essentially refuse to know?
My life would get way harder if I had to boycott every bad C-level executive. Keep in mind it's not just the CEOs profiting off the company. Companies are comprised of many people at each level and many are publicly traded. Think of all the bad people that could be profiting off Subaru, there's no way they're all angels. I'd rather not know because the solution isn't to give customers a laundry list of things not to buy
Ok, but if you do become aware of the bad behaviour because it's become so in-your-face that you can't ignore it, do you boycott?
No, he clearly says he has no principles.
I pick my battles but sure, enjoy being miserable and boycotting everything under the sun
People aren't saying boycott everything. They're saying boycott the handful of the worst people. At this point Musk is one of the worst.
Don't give money directly to the people that are actively telling you how much they want to fuck up your life and how shitty they are.
This is a battle to pick.
The “pick your poison” people are always the ones choosing the absolute worst poisons and it’s getting really tiring listening to their pseudo-wisdom.
Practically every company has assholes near the top
This sounds like you trying hard to justify shitty behavior. Directly funding one of the most dangerous people so you won't be mildly inconvenienced.
Like, yes, staying at a Trump property instead of a Hilton is way worse, even if Hilton execs suck to some extent.
If you can't see the difference with Elon, I don't know what to tell you.
Really easy to stop giving that shitstain money, though.
The difference is he's a public figure
Subaru is a great company: previously my favorite vehicle from back when I used gasoline cars was my Forester. However, they’re late to the EV transition, with underwhelming products so far. Hopefully they’ll be a reasonable choice when I next have to buy a car
I was recently considering them while shopping for an EV, but then discovered the reason their offerings are so subpar is that Subaru tethered themselves to Toyata for EV development, and Toyota is obstinately years behind the technology leaders in the field. Tesla was the frontrunner for EV range for many years, but others (not Subaru) have caught them now. And as Tesla never fixed their build quality problems, they're second tier at best now. I concur, I would buy a Subaru ICE car, but I may never have to buy one of those again.