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Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Making a lot of assumptions about what he's willing to put into this.

He's not going to get fancy expensive new equipment, he's not going to hire the best machinists, he's not going to slow the work down to allow that kind of accuracy. He's going to bluster and shout and make demands without providing any way of actually achieving those demands. That's what Elon does. He's not an Engineer, he doesn't design things, he doesn't build things, he tells people who actually know what they're doing to build something. Here, he's just saying "Do better" without anything more, and expecting that to be enough because he doesn't actually know shit about dick.

Frankly the closest I've seen to evidence that Elon has ever actually designed anything is the eyesore that is the Cybertruck, because it absolutely looks like something that cretin would draw in crayon and demand be made a reality.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is the very first thing I thought of when I saw cybertruck

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's design demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of what trucks are for. I know people give the CEO of Ford shit for saying hes not worried about the Cybertruck because people who want to do real work wouldn't take any interest in it, but its true. Trucks all have the shape of bed they do for a reason. Convergent product evolution landed on that as the best shape for a bed for trailer hitches

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Actually, anyone else notice how comically small most truck beds are nowadays? So embarrassing.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Very true, and very annoying. Anytime I see thst all I can think is that its a family sedan for someone not confident enouf in their manhood

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also for shitty drivers. Many people buy large trucks so they don't have to drive decently.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

And then they don't know where the front end of their vehicle is, making the roads more dangerous for everyone

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean… I literally bought a Ford Maverick because it was like a four door family car with the added bonus of a truck bed for many of the purposes I would have wanted a truck for.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Maverick gets a pass for being a small hybrid rather than a gas guzzling 1500 with no torque

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oh you mean those SUVs with the open-air trunks?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I love the uncomfortable silence. He makes really good use of it too. I've seen him do that several times and it's always hilarious to me.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Lol, never saw that bit before. Bill Burr is an absolute treasure.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Harsh, but fair 😂