The design looks much better rendered on screen than in real life.

I thought the early images looked amazing but I see them all the time in real life (a few people in my neighborhood own them) and they just look so stupid on the road.

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alt227 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Agreed, but this thread is duscussing the original popularity and whether Elon was wrong to believe it or not.

With false but great looking renders and false but great sounding promises, the hype and interest was real. It was only when the real product became apparent that it became a joke and interest was lost.

You would think maybe Musk would learn something about overpromising from this fiasco, but judging by things like DOGE I guess not!

	▲	stackghost 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>You would think maybe Musk would learn something about overpromising from this fiasco, but judging by things like DOGE I guess not! You're talking about the guy who has a fake twitter account tweet at him things like "you're such a good father, Elon, your kids are lucky to have you". He's absolutely desperate for attention and approval, because not being perceived as cool is crippling to his sense of self-worth. Of course he won't learn from overpromising! He inhabits a different reality, surrounded by sycophants and yes-men.