Tesla’s real driver of success: the enduring quest for heroic masculinity

[Chopr147]

Tesla's Chief Driver of Success: Masculinity | Huffington Post

This was written in 2014 but I found it amusing. Elon is Tony Stark and us Tesla owners are masculine super heroes


Almost like Iron Man, Tesla Man combines rugged individualism, entrepreneurial can-do spirit, and a seemingly unshakeable faith in markets and technology with a sensible care for nature, the planet, and future generations. Starting at $100.000, Tesla and Elon Musk invite middle- and upper-middle-class men to become mindful Man-of-Action heroes

 

[kort677]

how about all the women who bought a tesla? is this their inner man rearing it's head?

 

[Chopr147]

how about all the women who bought a tesla? is this their inner man rearing it's head?

Sorry Mr. sensitive or is it Miss? but I didn't write the article.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

People love to make things fit their theories.

My theory:
Electric = Clean = Guilt-free
Acceleration = Fun

 

[ecarfan]

That article is trying to hard, over-analyzing something that is just not that complicated. Men and women are attracted to Tesla cars for a wide variety of reasons, based on my conversations over the years.