If you are frustrated with public conversation, being a fan of a particular company and products seems the least concerning thing about public converstion! Women's bodily autonomy, civil right, school shootings......these are all much more pressing than if tesla is living up to its hype.
Misty... we've knocked heads a few times on this forum... and you've been quite positive and respectful in all instances. And I really appreciate that... but, it doesn't appear that we get across any points to each other. Well, I feel that I am not given the benefit of good faith conversation... What am I missing in convincing you that I've spent a lot of time thinking about this subject and have some quite interesting things to discuss? It seems that there should be somewhere that we can agree on but I'm not sure where it is? I'm genuinely concerned for the human event and our environment and think that there are some powerful tools that are missing from the conversation.
Thanks for the opportunity to address this directly.
IMO what tesla may accomplish as a profit driven organization is not the same the things as addressing the car culture you call out. Those are things that need to come from a community and/or government perspective. So it seems unfair and/or disengenious to pivot to that in a discussion about tesla.
I do think tesla is just getting started, and in ways that may address these concerns - such as reconfiguring public transportation making it more timely, reliable, 24 hours, and maybe on demand. (or may not! who knows! but autonomous bus routes seem easy peasy after FSD is done....but maybe they only want to do taxi? who knows!) But it would still be up to
communities to adopt and purchase whatever offerings there are. And I don't see how tesla would ever get to there - offering buses/minivans to the public - without being here first - with cars and a profit center.
And it's really nice to think about everyone being healthy and active in nice places and walking and biking everywhere. That is the fantasy of young healthy people. Some people are old, sick, disabled, indisposed, injured, having a super crampy period. And they need to go to doctors' offices, and pharmacies, and food stores when they don't want to and don't feel up to it. And sometimes it is brutally cold out, or brutally hot out, or snowing or sleeting or raining or hailing and people still need to get to work or get fired. And some areas are dangerous - from crime, or industrial areas where foot traffic is unexpected and not safe, and these may occur between where a body lives and where they need to go to work, shop, or visit family and friends.
Right now, people still need and want cars for a lot of different reasons. Tesla is offering a better alternative to ICE. I don't know where tesla and public transit may be in 10 years. But I don't see holding tesla accountable for this. And then Ford And GM given a total pass!