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  • Cethin@lemmy.ziptoCyberstuck@lemmy.caOptions
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    1 day ago

    The number of cars isn’t the issue. I don’t know how many times I’ve said this. That part doesn’t matter at all. The number of cars Tesla sells is what matters. More used sales means fewer new sales, all else being equal. The number of cars could remain the same, but Tesla (and by extension Musk) make less money.


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    2 days ago

    Yeah, it’s hoping they agree with you and trying to give them the extra push to ditch it. Obviously this won’t effect someone who supports Musk.

    The point is, selling it drops the value. This is even better than a boycot only. A boycot has people who agree not buy. Dropping used value and increasing supply makes people who don’t agree not buy (from the company).



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    It’s never about making them not exist. It’s about destroying the value of the car, so fewer new ones are sold. If the used market is full of like-new versions for significantly lower prices, the number the company can sell will drop dramatically.

    Musk’s wealth is largely in stocks. If we can make the value of his companies drop them we directly hurt his wealth. The cars don’t matter. The value of the company matters.


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    2 days ago

    I promise you there’s always going to be someone willing to buy one. You’ll possibly just have to drop the price really low. I’d buy a used Tesla for a dollar, for example. If people suspect the price is dropping then hopefully they’ll panic sell, and force the price to drop even faster.




  • Cethin@lemmy.ziptoProgressive Politics@lemmy.worldCommon Ground
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    6 days ago

    No, it isn’t. It doesn’t matter their reasons for doing it. Either they vote Republican again in the future or they don’t. It’s bad for us if they do. The only thing we get out of telling them they aren’t allowed to change is a feeling of superiority. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather create change than get revenge.

    I don’t care about why they change their votes. We just want them to change. They (the voters) support the working class and poor mostly. We can use that to get them to change. We can use their feeling of being lied to. We can use their hatred for the rich. It doesn’t matter. Getting them to change their voting habit matters. Telling them they’re bad doesn’t.




  • Cethin@lemmy.ziptoProgressive Politics@lemmy.worldCommon Ground
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    7 days ago

    Cheney isn’t just a random conservative voter. She’s a representative who cause the problems. The average voter does not hold the same beliefs. They’re just poor people without much time who believe the media when it tells them Democrats are evil and trying to hurt them and people they love. We need them if we want to do actual good in this world.


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    7 days ago

    I don’t understand what people like you don’t get. This isn’t about sympathy. It’s about winning. You shouldn’t care that you aren’t getting revenge. Revenge doesn’t actually help you get anything done. You’re only shooting yourself in the foot. If we can get only a handful of them to join our side, that’s still good. We need to win or we can’t actually get anything done. So, when this kind of thing comes up trying to appeal to former conservative of voters you don’t need to help out, just keep your thoughts to yourself. You’re only damaging the movement.