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Tesla Cybertruck appears to be facing significant sales challenges. After initial hype faded, and over a million reservations turned out to be as real as unicorns, Tesla is now enabling leasing options and free upgrades to move its inventory of the futuristic pickup truck. The company's recent silence on the Cybertruck, even omitting it from their earnings call, speaks volumes about the situation.

Tesla initially projected sales of 500,000 Cybertrucks annually and established production capacity at the Giga Texas for 250,000 units per year. After working through the initial reservation backlog with fewer than 40,000 deliveries, the automaker is now struggling to sell the remaining vehicles.

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[–] [email protected] 118 points 12 hours ago (26 children)

I remember posting about how a guy with a cybertruck would be an immediate no go for me and I was told by a guy I was being too judgy lol

[–] [email protected] 77 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

It’s a solid real world filter.

This is definitely more acceptable than “no social media” being a red flag. Got that one before lol

[–] [email protected] 57 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No social media is a green flag IMO.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (6 children)

You're literally using social media right now.

Edit: Downvote me all you want, but the fact of the matter is that Lemmy is social media. There's media on here, and we discuss it in a social setting. Literally the definition of "social media".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

Yes, if you're too young to remember what a forum is, i guess you can call it social media

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Well, ackshually ☝️🧐

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Anonymous social media like this is not what people think of when someone says "social media".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

All social media can be anonymous if you want it to be ;)

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 hours ago

This is more akin to forums of old and less like your facebooks, snaps, etc

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago

I like the term that was applied to reddit, antisocial media.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Both can be true. I’m reducing my usage of the REALLY BAD social media and trying to make THIS social media better.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I give the gift of a free bird to any I pass on the street.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

I did go to high school in Alabama, and know somebody from Muscle Shoals ...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Is no social media a red flag?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I've heard it mentioned, but I assume the people who believe it are people who are on Instagram all day

[–] wise_pancake 1 points 7 hours ago

To a lot of people yes, but I think they're more worried there's nothing that proves you're a real person, if that makes sense.

I see it as a liability more than anything. Your data is forever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Not really, but since we live in a world where most people are happily sharing their lives online it's easy to imagine how not using social media might make people think you have something to hide and, therefore, can't be trusted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Few it fewer people are actually using Facebook and similar to share their lives because it just feels really intrusive.

Mostly because how much advertising is now showed down your throats.

If they want to know more about me I can share my camera feed but it's like 98% cat photos.

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