Comment by TheAlchemist
1 month ago
The reason for that is actually very funny. Electrek guy (Fred) was one of the main propagandist for Tesla's cult - he 'earned' 2 free Tesla Roadsters for his convincing enough people to buy a Tesla.
It was only once he realized that he has been duped and those will never materialize that the coverage turned negative.
I think Elon going full nazi also had a major influence on the changing judgement of Tesla.
Fred has been going at Tesla far longer than Elon has been political.
It‘s been a gradual process.
Fred selling his stock also meant he was less inclined to be only pro-Tesla.
ChatGPT sums it up pretty well I think:
https://chatgpt.com/share/69552165-238c-8008-980b-4d0ff2e1b4...
Yup. Plain and simple.
I won’t purchase or use anything Elon Musk does. Bad behavior and corroding society needs to be met with social disapproval.
Thanks for this - I've paid much less attention to Tesla over recent years, but my memory of Electrek was that it was a distinctly-pro Tesla outlet, but this was a few years back now.