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Me thinks the Feds are about to start putting Elon in check a bit..
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Knightshade
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Has any internet petition in the history of ever accomplished anything?
since when has unprofessional tweets stopped anyone from achieving anything? At her current rate of unprofessional tweets? She could be president one day and start an insurrection as well if she wants.
EVNow
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EVNow
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Funny - considering Elon's tweets.
Knightshade
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EVNow
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Ok - let me try it this way.
There are hundreds and hundreds of cases where "controversies" created on twitter and other social media have resulted in changes. The easiest examples would be getting sponsorships removed from controversial TV programs. Then, there are all those controversial ads that were pulled because of "internet" reaction.
If you are familiar with "political" twitter, you would have seen these.
Knightshade
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Cool story bro.
I'm not really talking about people getting #woke about whoever a sports drink picked for a spokesperson or whatever though.
Now back to what I asked- can you cite an example of an internet petition that actually changed anything?
More specifically one that changed a government appointment or policy as this one appears to be aiming to do?
EVNow
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The way to do this is to petition your senators to oppose the nomination in confirmation hearings.
Yes, that kind of a thing has been "arranged" on "internet" and people like Neera have been withdrawn.
Knightshade
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Can you link me to the petition that accomplished that?
Because AFAIK what actually killed their nomination was the 1000 or so tweets they self-deleted including ones attacking numerous senators, including calling Susan Collins "the worst", comparing Ted Cruz to vampires, and using the nickname "Moscow Mitch" for Mitch McConnell and comparing him to Lord Voldemort.
Plus, of course, Missys new job doesn't require senate approval at all
There's nothing to really stop here- if they want her in the job they just put her there.
whats interesting is Sandy says the Tesla board doesnt rely on the microchips that are in short supply thats impacting everything. Yet when I asked Tesla about the delays on my s, they said "its due to the microchip shortage impacting everyone".
"it‘s relatively easy to make sure all OTA-equipped cars get updated"
Incredibly naive comment.
Terminator857
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I think the S still ships with radar where as 3 and Y don't. Radar chips have been in short supply.
Terminator857
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Why do you think that way? Is it easier for cars to come into the shop to get updated?
Im thinking that if Elons history of FSD related tweets simply aligned with what was/is stated in the terms and conditions and legalese around FSD? There would not be much of an issue...
Wasnt there a quote earlier this year from someone in Tesla who stated something along the lines of Elon's views of FSD arent realistic? (Im guessing that person may not still be employed at Tesla, by the way)
Wasnt there a quote earlier this year from someone in Tesla who stated something along the lines of Elon's views of FSD arent realistic? (Im guessing that person may not still be employed at Tesla, by the way)
EVNow
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So - does she require confirmation or not ?
Anyway, if she doesn't require confirmation - the best option would be to start a targeted campaign to get our reps / senators to pressure Biden administration.
Depends on whether making a government have to say they're not going to do anything counts.
She's assuming every car has the same hardware, firmware, and feature set. From repeated explicit statements at shareholder meetings, it's more realistic to think of every car as a unique combination of features and a supply chain that shifts hourly.
Knightshade
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She does not.
The OTHER person, who is not her, who is nominated to actually head the agency, does.
You're confusing 2 different people nominated for 2 different jobs (though at the same agency)
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