This take is widespread on this venture capital fan forum, but it's both incorrect and a retreat. The Cybertruck was poorly thought out, sold teribly, and is now dead. By example it has discouraged future diversity in automotive design.

Good design that breaks the mold and then succeeds for that reason is what changes the world. Bad design that starts from the desire to be different without understanding the forces that led to the preexisting equilibrium is what we got. If you start out with hundreds of billions of dollars you can fake it for much longer, but if your premise is fundamentally economically incorrect then it will only last as long as you can subsidize it.

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steve_avery 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It is impossible for someone's statement of preference to be incorrect. You may differ in your opinion, but the gp is not wrong for having their own opinion.

	▲	teachrdan 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I read their comment as meaning, "If you really care about design that doesn't look like anything else, you should be wary of the Cybertruck, as its commercial failure actually discourages future innovation in automobile design."
	▲	kibwen 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> It is impossible for someone's statement of preference to be incorrect. I prefer to believe that this statement is incorrect.

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arein3 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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