How many of the hundreds of aging hippies who show up at these paid protests actually drive Teslas as well? Up until January, a Tesla was second only to a trans kid in terms of prestige for these assholes. Some of these people are making their Tesla payments by pretending to protest Tesla.
I'm going to be trying a
(very) mental experiment in the next few days, because commuting to work is boring, based on the following:
* I'm pretty sure Silicon Valley has a higher percentage of Teslas than most of the US; Tesla started out in San Carlos, an SF Peninsula city, and its current manufacturing is across the Bay in Fremont; many Silicon Valley techies are also gadgeterians, to whom Teslas are attractive;
* California has used the same license plate numbering format since the 1980s, and I can guesstimate when a license plate was issued; for that reason, I can recognize a Tesla that is a year old, approximately how long good little Proggies have been hating Elon Musk and Tesla;
* Santa Clara County voted Trump ~30% in 2024, so most Silicon Valley people are liberal or Prog.
I can't be stupid enough to stare at license plates at 60 mph instead of focusing on the road, but this AM I saw at least 2 non-incinerated Teslas that were bought in the past year. I may see a couple/few more in my work parking lot and parked near where I work if I am able to walk around the block during lunch time (some rain this AM).
