• SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Because the percentages are less than the qty. The denominator is larger and the percentage is technically lower.

    Idk I’m just talking out my ass but it sounds like it could math.

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      22 hours ago

      Quick eyeball of Tesla figures shows about 5mil sold over all models. Ford Pinto sold about 3mil. So the percentages are pretty close with Tesla deaths nearly quadruple Pinto deaths. And the truck hasn’t been out long so who know how many that will kill in accidents given its construction.

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      22 hours ago

      It is this. Everyone seems to have forgotten the Ford Exploder and all the rollover accidents well above the industry average as well.

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          21 hours ago

          Yeah, but not for much longer. I’ve had my Model 3 for 7 years, well before Elon went full public Nazi, and when there were almost no similar alternatives for less than $80k.

          Just Blbeing anti-Tesla just because it’s the thing you do now is stupid. Facts are facts. Fascists aren’t the only ones that like to ignore inconvenient facts.

          Acting like the hundreds of thousands of existing Tesla owners are the same as people currently buying just makes you look like a dipshit.

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            21 hours ago

            Acting like the hundreds of thousands of existing Tesla owners are the same as people currently buying just makes you look like a dipshit.

            You sound a bit defensive here.

            I wasn’t suggesting anything beyond the strong coping signal I saw with you defending the safety of a vehicle in the face of data.

            You make it sound like I called you a musk fanboi so if we want to talk about things people do to make themselves look like dipshits, your post is a top contender.

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              21 hours ago

              You make it sound like I called you a musk fanboi

              That’s exactly how your previous sentence came across, especially given the anti-Tesla sentiment. You can’t honestly be trying to claim otherwise while being in the comment section of social media like Lemmy talking about Tesla.