Yes, anybody who puts a sticker on their car apologizing for owning it is somebody who bought it to make a statement. I bought mine because I researched best gas mileage, lowest ongoing maintenance cost, and dimensions that fit the the city, and that's what I came up with.

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slg 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>Yes, anybody who puts a sticker on their car apologizing for owning it is somebody who bought it to make a statement.

Or the opposite, buying the car wasn't a statement at the time and they don't like that driving it feels like a statement now so they got a bumper sticker to acknowledge that their continued ownership is not a statement of support for Musk and his ideology.

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Lammy 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Real ones wouldn't be thinking about it at all.

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bryanlarsen 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Lots of reports of Tesla's getting keyed. I know Tesla owners who bought the sticker just to avoid getting keyed.

	▲	scottyah an hour ago \| parent [-]
		My favorite is the cybertruck with the T O Y O T A decal on the back

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slg 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How are you defining "real ones"? Because it seems like you're implying that someone can't have political opinions while also occasionally making apolitical decisions.

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psunavy03 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Until someone who hates Elon (not saying that's wrong per se) throws a brick through the window (which IS wrong per se) and you're on the hook for paying for it.

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EA-3167 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

So it all boils down to "No True Scotsman"? How about I offer you an alternative:

We don't try to guess why you bought what you bought, or why you need to so actively rationalize it, and you stop assuming that those stickers are something other than "Please don't key this car" signs. Less dramatically some of them are also "I bought this before the guy started throwing celebratory HiterGruß on stage and carving up important parts of the government for nonexistent savings."

Which... for people outside of your bubble is something important.