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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] PDFuego@lemmy.world 74 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I realized she was laughing derisively. She was like, “What kind of person would drive something like that?” Or, “That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.”

Granted, she could have been having a weird reaction to a stroke or something, but I’m pretty sure I saw what I saw. Then today, I was at a four-way stop, and a guy in a Nissan Titan/Toyota Tundra or something smiled and then chuckled like: “What a tool.” Or, who would drive something like that?”

Mate, these thoughts are in your head. My partner has bouts of anxiety where she assumes people are always thinking the worst of her, so I'm hesitant to make fun of the dude because I've seen what it can do to someone, but he's clearly bought a dumbass car to get attention and now he's feeling insecure about it. It's sad.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago

I'm leaning towards the poster being a troll.

That is way too self aware to be a cybertruck owner.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's both in this case though. People are pretty outspoken in how ridiculous that thing is, and he knows it too.

[–] PDFuego@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

He knows it and he did it intentionally, but the people laughing at him are his imagination. He's projected these thoughts onto them because he feels self-conscious, nobody said a word to him. It's just as likely the woman was laughing because she's on the phone, or the man was smirking at something on a podcast he's got playing.

Edit: Will you people stop telling me you laugh at Cybertrucks. I don't care, that's not the point.

[–] Volkditty@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

As a counter-point, I've seen Cybertrucks out in the wild on at least 3 occasions now and each time I thought to myself, "Look at this fucking idiot."

One time someone else was in the car with me when we passed a Cybertruck and he did point and laugh at it.

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I've pointed and laughed at every Cybertuck I've seen for the reasons the guy referenced in the post thinks. I'm full-on laughing at the people who plopped down $100k for those 4-year-old's-drawing-of-a-fucking-Halo-Warthog pieces of shit. Bullying serves a social function and these dumbasses are in need of it.

[–] Kroxx@lemm.ee 10 points 3 weeks ago

That's fair that it's mainly in the head of the person in the story.

That being said my partner and I actively point, laugh, and make fun of any cyberturds we see on the road very obviously. I'm sure we aren't the only ones.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But this is really what people are thinking, not just in his head. I've chuckled to myself when I see these things, and they definitely are noticed by everyone so someone straight laughing upon seeing one is not out of the ordinary.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I will actively point and laugh.

I have more respect for someone walking around in an actual clown costume, than I do someone driving around that clown car.

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why would you not respect someone in a clown suit?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah what’s this dude got against clowns ….