Why is he a simp, I don't understand.
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"Simp" has been in use as Mega-City One slang since the 80s. It is a subculture of people who have checked out of society and act like simpletons. See, for example, Megazine #15 and, more recently Prog 2207. This was really leaned into with Jack Point: The Simping Detective.
So, he's basically calling Musk a clown.
He's simping for dredd - an explicit satire of authoritarianism and police brutality
The only Fleetway Character I like that makes me think of Elon is Super Sonic
And if you know the book, that's not the compliment it would be in any other continuity
Here's a vehicle from the 1995 movie. I think the cybertruck could fit in with something like that if it had some greebles and a matching paint job.
The only Judge Dredd movie I recognize is the one with Karl Urban, which was sadly under-advertised and didn't make the money it should have..
Oof, look at the replies of all the Elon fans. They just can't take it.
oof, nothing like the word of god shutting you down.
Saw it for the first time in person yesterday and I can confidently say….
It’s even uglier in person!
Huh. I actually saw one for the first time in person yesterday too. On the way back from a camping trip, in a little village surrounded by corn fields.
It really i the ugliest car I've ever seen. Including the car Homer designed in the Simpsons.
Couple of weeks ago I saw several, all parked next to each other, in a parking lot. Assumed it was some car club, or people going to some car event. Anyway, seeing them all lined-up like that, made me realize just how out of place they looked. They looked fake, like mock-ups, or something. It was weird. I have seen a lot of very highly stylized cars, lots of specialty vehicles designed for industrial, and military, use and never have I gotten that vibe. The only other time I got the same feeling was when one of the Nolan batman movies was being filmed near where I worked, and they had the "bat" vehicles parked in a private lot I passed, on my way to work. Getting to see them up close, and in person, really made it clear that they were fake vehicles, that required distance, and editing/cgi, to look real.
I hate Elon, I hate trucks, and I hate cars, but there is something about its style that I like. You gotta appreciate the Syd Mead inspiration and the attempt at something new. And though I’m reading it’s not working as well as advertised, I like the idea of stainless steel instead of paint.
It fails in every way it can. It's dangerous and there's plenty of stories of it breaking down several miles from the lot. No paint means that it will rust. Apparently you can get a clear coat added to it but it costs 5k. It's massive and even though it's a truck the bed is too small to really do much. Not having a normal steering wheel and all the controls being on the screen means you are constantly looking away from the road while driving. These are just the issues I remember off the top of my head. It was some manchild with too much money's random idea that never should have been made.
There's trying something different, and there's just throwing shit at the design board.
Some ideas might have been worth exploring, but that would have required an actual design team.
I'm glad those menaces aren't legal over here.
They needed designers that were well versed in the automotive field. Both with design and safety so they knew what what was smart or safe to innovate and what was better to leave alone. They also needed a CEO who didn't have an unwarranted god complex and who also had final say on all design decisions.
It's what happened with a boss that punishes or fires people for saying something negative to the boss. After some time the boss is surrounded by nothing but yes-men so weird and disastrous plans get implemented with thunderous applause.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don’t disagree, I also wish they were illegal everywhere.
Interesting to know it’s just my area (which does make sense, it's SF Bay Area), but I see them all the time, multiple a day sometimes.
I’ve only seen one or two a month so far on days when I’m out, in an area where I see multiple Teslas a day when I’m out. It does seem like the number is increasing, but slowly.
Just saw one on the highway less than 30min ago. Idk if it's just the East Bay, but hardly a day goes by without seeing at least one. It's weird how popular they are here.
There is only one by me that I see somewhat regularly, and oh what a trash bin it really is in person....
But yeah, don't see a lot here. I do live in a progressive area, but we are surrounded by farmland and maga outside the the townships into the more rural parts of the county. The cyber truck isn't something a farmer is going to ever touch since it's garbage for actual truck tasks, it's a very specific pavement princess vehicle. Around here they actually use their trucks.
I don't know how to explain it, but it absolutely is. I saw my first a week or two ago, and was taken aback by how off-putting it is visually. I thought maybe it'd have an awkward charm, but no, it's just physically uncomfortable to look at.
I saw one in person the other day and physically uncomfortable is a good description. I was trying to describe it to my friends who have only seen pictures and I couldn't stop laughing because it's so much dumber looking in real life. Really just horrible.
What struck me was how ungodly huge it is, for basically no reason. There was one outside of Costco with people trying to get some huge thing to fit in the bed. It didn't go well. They already had it loaded by the time I walked into the store and they were still there putting ratchet straps on it when I left 30 minutes later.
It's like looking at a texture that hasn't fully rendered or something, just visual blur despite the sharp edges
I'll bet Elon thinks that Dredd would put a Punisher sticker on it too.
...with that blue stripe, just complete the oblivious look
Also. Why would an allegory for fascism driving your dumbass tiny pp truck be an endorsement? Why is that something you'd want for yourself?
Because musk is a fascist, duh?
Exactly, I saw this and thought "why the hell would I even want to be like judge dredd?"
Simple: Elon is a dipshit.
Man someone came and down voted all us. Who's still stanning musk on the fediverse in 2024?