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[-] TheBrit@lemm.ee 49 points 3 days ago

Gone from the coolest car to the most embarrassing, and these people are supposed to be smart.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 days ago

As a publicly traded US company, can't the board of directors vote Elon out because of tanking sales? Seems like that's the only way for the company to survive at this point.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 12 points 3 days ago

In a normal company they could, but the board are all loyal to him, not the company. Recently they insisted in giving him a 50 BILLION bonus, yes, with B. No chance they will intervene. And putting a puppet CEO like at Twitter won't have a strong effect either.

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[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

He'll still retain his shares. Which is the source of his wealth.

For my money I'm going to throw a goddamn party if this cursed stock hits double digits.

[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Does that still apply when the CEO is also Emperor of the United States?

[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Cause everyone at Tesla is a spineless grifter too.

[-] takeda@lemm.ee 198 points 4 days ago

Each time I see a new article about drop in sales, the percentage is higher. I love it.

[-] rhombus@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago

I keep thinking it’s same article being reposted before noticing the drop is 10-15% greater than the last time I saw it. I hope he’s kicked from Europe entirely.

[-] cabbage@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago

I think it's the first time in my life I routinely check in on the stock value of a company, and it's pure Schadenfreude.

[-] oyzmo@lemmy.world 113 points 4 days ago

If you buy a Tesla now, it says something about you as a person...

[-] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 days ago

I bought a Tesla years ago before Elon completely removed the mask.

No way I’d buy one now, but I also don’t want to sell it early and lose a tonne of money.

The Tesla board should intervene and remove him, but they won’t because he’s stacked it with yes men like his brother.

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[-] kokolores@discuss.tchncs.de 127 points 4 days ago

I wish people would also boycott Zuckerberg‘s products and Peter thiel‘s PayPal.

[-] Djfok43@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago

Aren't there alternatives to Paypal, like Wise and Revolut?

[-] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 25 points 4 days ago

Do you need one?

I recently deleted my PayPal account and use a virtual credit card instead.

So far no issues with paying. In the rare case that credit card is not available you can always pay without account in PayPal via credit card.

[-] philpo@feddit.org 10 points 4 days ago

Often enough the credit card payment still is done through PayPal, though

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[-] Clanket@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I actively boycott Zuckerberg's offerings bar WhatsApp coz the bastard bought it out from under us. Fuck him, fuck Meta

[-] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago

Agreed, though I don’t think Thiel is involved in Paypal anymore.

[-] kokolores@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 days ago

Yes, you are right, not anymore, I don’t trust it though as it was founded by not only Peter Thiel but also Elon Musk.

PayPal blocks accounts that are politically controversial, such as some alternative media outlets, cryptocurrency platforms, or activists. Also Whistleblower organizations like WikiLeaks have been blocked and their funds frozen.

For these reasons I find a boycott completely justified.

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[-] singletona@lemmy.world 60 points 4 days ago

Good.

Say what you will about faceless corps, but toyota won't send some jackass out a the public face to do sieg hail, and be the gleeful butcher of government programs.

You have to be nestel levels of horrific before it breaks out of the corporate bubble.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I seriously question the mental stability of Tesla shareholders. Why on Earth does that man still have a job?

I'm not even talking about this recent stuff, I'm talking about all the things he's been doing for the last few years. It would get any normal person fired.

[-] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

He has family members and toadies on the board

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 75 points 4 days ago

Lemmy, this is the 7th day in a row you've shown "Tesla sales down in Europe" news in Top.

[-] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 74 points 4 days ago

Feel free to post other good news. I’ll be happy to upvote.

[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago

You can filter it out if you want. Whenever I read it I get warm fuzzies. It helps me cope.

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 11 points 4 days ago

Doesn't make my comment not true.

And I don't filter or block anything or anyone. Rawdogging Lemmy, the way God intended.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago

So you just like to complain then?

[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 days ago

Might be his only joy in life. Let him be, as long as he's not too rude about it.

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[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Let us enjoy our schadenfreude!!

[-] pls@lemmy.plaureano.nohost.me 9 points 3 days ago

Good. 30% left to go.

[-] Aidinthel@reddthat.com 97 points 4 days ago

Elon truly is a genius businessman. Letting him run the government is clearly a great idea.

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 66 points 4 days ago

It's been said more than once, that Musk isn't an asset to a company but a liability. Tesla didn't succeed because of Musk but despite him.

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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

The only creatures that should buy a Tesla are from the fucking AfD.

[-] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 days ago

Lol definitely won't, they're super anti-EV after all. I mean, they even want to get rid of all wind power plants. xD

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[-] Maped@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

I live in one of the Eastern countries and surprisingly most tesla owners I see on the street are from Ukraine. We don't even have developed infrastructure to use that car.

[-] deltapi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Because only rich Ukranians could afford them, and the rich ones fled Ukraine when the war kicked up.

[-] oo1@lemmings.world 3 points 3 days ago

And those from the fucking UK apparently.

Very similar though - just waiting for them to elect farage to gut UK public services.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 46 points 4 days ago

Let’s get it to 90%. We can do it.

[-] redlemace@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago
[-] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 14 points 4 days ago

You can go to 110% if you burn enough tesla's

[-] xavier666@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

70% is just rookie numbers

[-] Hejej@lemmy.ml 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Deliver is not the same as sales. They are also launching a new model this summer so people could just be waiting. I know it’s a great news story, Europe bands together against Musk to show dissatisfaction with American politics, but it may not be true. If someone could find Tesla reports that delivers are far lower than expected I will change my mind.

I wanted to find their predictions for production in Q1 2025 to see if they planned for less deliveries before all this Musk hit the news cycle. The closest I got as 2024 Q2 production numbers. https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-vehicle-production-deliveries-and-date-financial-results-webcast-second-quarter-2024

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago

My heart pumps purple piss for fElon.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Well I don't want to celebrate in advance, Model Y facelift just released, let's hope this trend continues and doesn't show a reversal.

[-] Maxxie 19 points 4 days ago

Tesla is a meme stock in the disguise of a car company. It being down 30% means little, if anything volatility is good for big market players. Allows them to fleece more people. In a month Trump will announce a big tesla contract and it'll go back up.

Or so I tell myself because pessimism is easier to live with.

[-] tonytins@pawb.social 17 points 4 days ago

Brings a tear of joy.

[-] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago

Beautiful news.

[-] Australis13@fedia.io 16 points 4 days ago

Music to my ears.

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