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chunkyslink • today at 12:47 PM • 12 replies • view on HN

I don't want flying cars.

I want clean water. I want a stable climate. I want bees to survive.


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benrutter • today at 1:22 PM

Haha, there's something so true and so boring about the fact that we'd all be much happier with a good public transport system than flying cars.

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larusso • today at 1:15 PM

10 or more years ago when Ludacris mode was added people said the same. But the answer was that we need these things so the rich shell out the money and Tesla can use it to fulfill the actual mission of yada yada yada.

I wonder how many still believe this. It’s like Tom Hanks in Big is in charge of both a car and rocket company. Sure it’s awesome but not what we need right now.

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inferniac • today at 4:10 PM

We have clean water, climate was never stable, the bee thing was never an actual problem.

Youre letting youself be exploited by doomerist clickbait.

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jkahrs595 • today at 1:21 PM

Those things would be great but I would not expect them from Tesla.

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ziofill • today at 4:59 PM

I want all of those things AND flying cars

mike_bob • today at 4:04 PM

Meanwhile, Elon is trying to buy state parks in Texas after bribing the governor to the tune of $150 million. Sad days ahead when fascists can openly flash their money around and buy influence on the cheap.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/boca-chica-spacex...

testing22321 • today at 2:04 PM

Did you say something similar when the Bugatti veyron was released? (Worlds first production car with 1000hp, and fastest) How about the Ferrari F80, or even some super yacht? Even a $2000 folding phone is obscene when so many don’t have clean drinking water and access to healthcare.

Rich people have always had toys.

If you’re just getting annoyed now, you have not been paying attention, or you just hate Elon/Tesla.

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fooker • today at 3:43 PM

You pass butter

ethagnawl • today at 1:45 PM

Butterflies, too!

greta_thunberg_ • today at 4:45 PM

what a useless unproductive comment . are you 5 yo?

3848488484n • today at 1:12 PM

Okay come to the EU I'll trade you my citizenship

You can whine all day about climate and I'll have the flying car

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M3L0NM4N • today at 3:21 PM

Yeah Tesla is really polluting all the water and increasing CO2 emissions…

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