I would usually give a lot of credit to someone trying something different, but I'd drive a 1971 Ford Pinto before I ever intentionally get within photographable proximity to a Cybertruck.

When the cybertruck was first announced, I actually appreciated how different it looked, but its performance and association to Musk has entirely ruined any hope of me ever liking a low-poly vehicle ever again.

You just know this is the one car that Elon designed personally, like that episode of the Simpsons where Homer bankrupts his brothers car company, only real life doesn't actually punish idiocy.

Indeed.

Still shocking he never hired a designer. Even an idiot fraud like Elizabeth Holmes knew to do that.

It looks like something a 6 year old designed on a 1980s PC.

It looks like my drawing of a car as a 4 year old brought to reality

I dunno man, I’m pretty sure as a 6 year old I knew how to use the curve / circle tool in DeluxePaint on my Amiga.

That's quite exactly what they were going for actually. Lo-res graphic to represent hi-tech. Somewhat like military camo is now pixelated for no practical reason.

reads the wikipedia article

considered overhyped, low quality, and unattractive

double checks to make sure I'm not on the cybertruck article

I prefer to call him Elmo Musk but Elon Muppet is pretty good too.

And this is why I flip them off every single time they pass by. Every single time. No exceptions.

Fuck Nazi's, man.

Like, who would even want a car that is impossible to escape from during an emergency?

You are overestimating how many people care about Elon since you are here on Lemmy where everyone cares deeply about it, seemingly.

Manchildren, fascist sympathizers, and deeply unserious or delusional people

This is like 60% of the American populace. You would think the Cyberfuck would be more successful.

Yep. A lot of car models or body styles carry stereotypes to varying degrees of accuracy. But, whoever would buy one of those monstrosities fits a certain stereotype 100% of the time: someone that buys a CT is both a complete moron and devoid of any sense of morality. Stupid and evil.

For as long as I live I’ll never understand how people could see that unveiling where the doofuses on stage hurl a big metal ball at the “bulletproof” glass and watch it crack during the live demo, and still think “Yeah I’ll pre-order one of those”.

Bulletproof glass is actually illegal by US safety standards. In fact, the side windows have to be easy to break by EMTs for emergency extraction.

Musk's engineers knew this, but were too afraid to tell him before the demo.

I'd upvote but you're at 88 and I find that apropos

I see them every so often in Seattle. I always give them a disapproving look and a big thumbs down, I’ve found that pisses people off more than a middle finger.

Those chuds bought early into the idea they would be renting out their trucks at night using self driving and make a profit.

Californian here.

I'll never forget.

Swasticars are driven by Nazi's.

I point and laugh when I see one and say "look at the fucking idiot." They love that.

Seems like most people forgot Musk is a nazi already.

A realisation I’ve had is that if everyone from this era went back in time to the 1930’s there’d be a lot of investing into the Nazi stock market for those stonks!

Genocide, war crimes and general harm towards humanity don’t mean much to a lot of people when personal gains or convenience are available.

Please remind them by flipping off every Cybertruck driver you see.

Seeing this reminded me of Mr Bean episodes where that three wheeled car is always getting shit on.

Edit - this one -

The Robin Reliant sales were driven by the fact they were legally motorcycles, so drivers with DUIs in UK could get back onto roads.

Of course, the US embraced the concept in reverse for Boomers to drive around beach towns.

Are we talking about the lose metal ones you see at like national parks that sound like youre pissing into a metal drum? If so I agree.

Because people can't get rid of them. Many would dump it if they could, but Tesla won't even take them in trade, and nobody will buy one used. So they have no choice but to drive it until the market changes somehow.

There will come a time when they'll be cheap enough to drive ironically, probably with flowers and peace signs painted on it.