▲ 1016 ▼ I Don’t Know Why Women Keep Laughing at Me When I’m Out Driving my Tesla Cybertruck (www.torquenews.com) submitted 2 years ago by carlytm@lemm.ee to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 280 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) When they only made the S, and they were super rare space age tech, Tesla was kinda cool. Now they make road going appliances, and the owner is a terrible person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) Even back then, they were shitty, closed-source spyware-boxes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) what car from the last 15 years isn't, though? I abhor Tesla and their nazi CEO but to think any other automaker is any better with regard to privacy or openness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's a reason all of my cars are more than 15 years old. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't blame you at all, though there are definitely some tradeoffs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm ok with needing to keep an 8track collection instead of CDs if it means that my car won't report my every sneeze to Ford or whothefuckever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bdonvr 8 points 2 years ago Yeah but that isn't/wasn't really unique to them permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Yes, but most people don't give a shit about that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxy@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rivians are silly. Much less silly than the Cybertruck but still excessively large and heavy with pedestrian-murdering front ends, among other gripes like not having a glovebox or a power button permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) People who own pickup trucks but don’t need them for work should be sent to live on the pacific garbage patch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (5 children) I don't know why there aren't any small pickups. I used to have a proton jumbuck, little two seater pickup. You could get a ton of wood in the back and it was the same size as a car so you could park it easily. Really useful little thing, but you don't seem to get them anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago IIRC it is due to how taxes are related to size and weight classes of trucks in the US permalink fedilink source parent [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz are the closest things available in the US now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxy@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago https://lefthandutes.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’d love something the size of a 90s S10 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago All I want is a LHD Kei truck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago +1 for the creative punishment of idiots. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago They seem neat, but I'd like to experience their UI first. If it's as awful as the Teslas I've ridden in, then nah. Also, want a front-end winch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago* two colors: Old NAZIs or new NAZIs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) When they only made the S, and they were super rare space age tech, Tesla was kinda cool. Now they make road going appliances, and the owner is a terrible person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) Even back then, they were shitty, closed-source spyware-boxes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) what car from the last 15 years isn't, though? I abhor Tesla and their nazi CEO but to think any other automaker is any better with regard to privacy or openness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's a reason all of my cars are more than 15 years old. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't blame you at all, though there are definitely some tradeoffs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm ok with needing to keep an 8track collection instead of CDs if it means that my car won't report my every sneeze to Ford or whothefuckever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bdonvr 8 points 2 years ago Yeah but that isn't/wasn't really unique to them permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Yes, but most people don't give a shit about that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) Even back then, they were shitty, closed-source spyware-boxes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) what car from the last 15 years isn't, though? I abhor Tesla and their nazi CEO but to think any other automaker is any better with regard to privacy or openness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's a reason all of my cars are more than 15 years old. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't blame you at all, though there are definitely some tradeoffs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm ok with needing to keep an 8track collection instead of CDs if it means that my car won't report my every sneeze to Ford or whothefuckever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bdonvr 8 points 2 years ago Yeah but that isn't/wasn't really unique to them permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Yes, but most people don't give a shit about that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxy@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) what car from the last 15 years isn't, though? I abhor Tesla and their nazi CEO but to think any other automaker is any better with regard to privacy or openness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's a reason all of my cars are more than 15 years old. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't blame you at all, though there are definitely some tradeoffs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm ok with needing to keep an 8track collection instead of CDs if it means that my car won't report my every sneeze to Ford or whothefuckever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's a reason all of my cars are more than 15 years old. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't blame you at all, though there are definitely some tradeoffs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm ok with needing to keep an 8track collection instead of CDs if it means that my car won't report my every sneeze to Ford or whothefuckever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't blame you at all, though there are definitely some tradeoffs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm ok with needing to keep an 8track collection instead of CDs if it means that my car won't report my every sneeze to Ford or whothefuckever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm ok with needing to keep an 8track collection instead of CDs if it means that my car won't report my every sneeze to Ford or whothefuckever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Upvote for thinking modern cars have CD players permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago that's as modern as I'm willing to tolerate in a car. If it has a touch screen, then I'm personally offended and whomever designed that vehicle should be flogged. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bdonvr 8 points 2 years ago Yeah but that isn't/wasn't really unique to them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Yes, but most people don't give a shit about that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxy@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rivians are silly. Much less silly than the Cybertruck but still excessively large and heavy with pedestrian-murdering front ends, among other gripes like not having a glovebox or a power button permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) People who own pickup trucks but don’t need them for work should be sent to live on the pacific garbage patch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (5 children) I don't know why there aren't any small pickups. I used to have a proton jumbuck, little two seater pickup. You could get a ton of wood in the back and it was the same size as a car so you could park it easily. Really useful little thing, but you don't seem to get them anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago IIRC it is due to how taxes are related to size and weight classes of trucks in the US permalink fedilink source parent [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz are the closest things available in the US now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxy@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago https://lefthandutes.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’d love something the size of a 90s S10 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago All I want is a LHD Kei truck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago +1 for the creative punishment of idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) People who own pickup trucks but don’t need them for work should be sent to live on the pacific garbage patch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (5 children) I don't know why there aren't any small pickups. I used to have a proton jumbuck, little two seater pickup. You could get a ton of wood in the back and it was the same size as a car so you could park it easily. Really useful little thing, but you don't seem to get them anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago IIRC it is due to how taxes are related to size and weight classes of trucks in the US permalink fedilink source parent [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz are the closest things available in the US now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxy@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago https://lefthandutes.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’d love something the size of a 90s S10 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago All I want is a LHD Kei truck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago +1 for the creative punishment of idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (5 children) I don't know why there aren't any small pickups. I used to have a proton jumbuck, little two seater pickup. You could get a ton of wood in the back and it was the same size as a car so you could park it easily. Really useful little thing, but you don't seem to get them anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago IIRC it is due to how taxes are related to size and weight classes of trucks in the US permalink fedilink source parent [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz are the closest things available in the US now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxy@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago https://lefthandutes.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’d love something the size of a 90s S10 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago All I want is a LHD Kei truck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago IIRC it is due to how taxes are related to size and weight classes of trucks in the US permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz are the closest things available in the US now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’d love something the size of a 90s S10 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago All I want is a LHD Kei truck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago +1 for the creative punishment of idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago They seem neat, but I'd like to experience their UI first. If it's as awful as the Teslas I've ridden in, then nah. Also, want a front-end winch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago* two colors: Old NAZIs or new NAZIs permalink fedilink source parent