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I'd like to hope that if I'd somehow ended up in a similar situation, I'd have expedited this guy's Tesla order out of spite, not cancelled it.


That's the spirit. Award asshole customers at the expense of those who can wait. </sarcasm>


Calling him an "asshole" seems unfair. He had a legitimate grievance (2 hour delayed start, without apology) that is factually true (the whole event was streamed, we KNOW it started 2 hours later than scheduled).

If Musk has just said "sorry for the delay" at the start of the event, all of this could have been avoided. But no, no apology, and then petty revenge when someone complains about it.


I completely disagree. That would give other people a reason to be rude and receive their order faster. What Musk did will now make people think before being rude I guess.


When a child throws a temper tantrum you don't give them what they want. You also don't slap them or lock them in the closet.

You ignore them, which is what Tesla should have done.




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