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Sliver · 11-22-2019, 09:10 AM

Everyone is a critic. It's the thing of the 2000s. Nobody is positive. Everything you do or make people will look for the flaws and ignore the merits. Can they do better? No, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't exceed their expectations and make something to conform to some sort of weird perfection ideal that isn't actually attainable.

I'm not saying this truck is the best thing ever, but the reaction to it of looking for all the ways it's terrible is typical of this Google Review/Yelp era we're in and it drives me insane. If you don't get to this unachievable level of perfection, you have utterly failed to deliver anything remotely satisfactory. There's no middle ground.

Whether it's a hamburger, headphones or a vehicle, everyone is an expert on all the ways in which everything is deficient. At the end of the day we have a super funky looking truck that is something different from the boring old conservative sameness of Ford/Chev/Dodge. But it's fugly durr. Okay, well don't buy it, but can you honestly say the roads wouldn't be more interesting for its presence? I'm not even the kind of guy that likes something just for being different. This is different and neat and steam punk and old school futuristic and an honest attempt at re-imagining what a truck can look and function like.

TBH, I'd be a little self conscious driving this, but I also would be self conscious driving a Lamborghini. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate them, though, and I do like seeing them on the road.

Tesla has been fantastic at shaking up what had become a super stagnant industry. Stupidly fast vehicles (they don't get near enough credit for how incredibly fast their cars accelerate), self driving (this truck has that - it's bonkers nobody is giving them credit for just how awesome that feature alone is...it's a game changer for a commuter or somebody who does a lot of highway driving), and all sorts of other fun/cool tech. This truck is going to force other automakers to make better vehicles that benefit us all. If you are a car person and enjoy vehicles, you want a company like Tesla pushing the boundaries and complacency of the industry. But durr it's ugly.

11-22-2019, 09:10 AM	#108
Sliver evil of fart Join Date: Sep 2009 Exp:	Everyone is a critic. It's the thing of the 2000s. Nobody is positive. Everything you do or make people will look for the flaws and ignore the merits. Can they do better? No, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't exceed their expectations and make something to conform to some sort of weird perfection ideal that isn't actually attainable. I'm not saying this truck is the best thing ever, but the reaction to it of looking for all the ways it's terrible is typical of this Google Review/Yelp era we're in and it drives me insane. If you don't get to this unachievable level of perfection, you have utterly failed to deliver anything remotely satisfactory. There's no middle ground. Whether it's a hamburger, headphones or a vehicle, everyone is an expert on all the ways in which everything is deficient. At the end of the day we have a super funky looking truck that is something different from the boring old conservative sameness of Ford/Chev/Dodge. But it's fugly durr. Okay, well don't buy it, but can you honestly say the roads wouldn't be more interesting for its presence? I'm not even the kind of guy that likes something just for being different. This is different and neat and steam punk and old school futuristic and an honest attempt at re-imagining what a truck can look and function like. TBH, I'd be a little self conscious driving this, but I also would be self conscious driving a Lamborghini. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate them, though, and I do like seeing them on the road. Tesla has been fantastic at shaking up what had become a super stagnant industry. Stupidly fast vehicles (they don't get near enough credit for how incredibly fast their cars accelerate), self driving (this truck has that - it's bonkers nobody is giving them credit for just how awesome that feature alone is...it's a game changer for a commuter or somebody who does a lot of highway driving), and all sorts of other fun/cool tech. This truck is going to force other automakers to make better vehicles that benefit us all. If you are a car person and enjoy vehicles, you want a company like Tesla pushing the boundaries and complacency of the industry. But durr it's ugly.