# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 381
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7606 "2023-11-12T21:29:17Z")
> > > Nash, Now With Flavor Crystals @Nash076 > ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7607 "2023-11-12T22:11:59Z")
> **[Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the...](https://autos.yahoo.com/tesla-sue-50-000-try-121734641.html)** > > Tesla may agree to buy the truck back at the original price minus "$0.25/mile driven" and any damages and repairs. The link above is an article announcing that Tesla is making it a condition of the sales contract that buyers can’t (re)sell their Cybertruck for a year. Like Ferrari or Ford (with the Ford GT), they supposedly want to discourage flippers. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7608 "2023-11-13T01:01:35Z")
> [@epbrown](#): > > [Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year](https://autos.yahoo.com/tesla-sue-50-000-try-121734641.html) > > The link above is an article announcing that Tesla is making it a condition of the sales contract that buyers can’t (re)sell their Cybertruck for a year. Like Ferrari or Ford (with the Ford GT), they supposedly want to discourage flippers. ⁢ With all the supply problems, maybe they want them back to repair and sell them, or at least cannibalize their parts. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7609 "2023-11-13T01:42:07Z")
Hordeing and flipping of first-run hot products is a genuine problem. C.f. professional ticket scalping. Tesla’s actual problem here is that although Cybertrucks may be first run here soon, I doubt they’re very hot products. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7610 "2023-11-13T12:59:20Z")
After suffering through the video card market of the past few years, I tip my hat to him and offer a golf clap. Good job on that. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7611 "2023-11-13T17:35:34Z")
I thought of supply problems as well, but I was thinking it was a way to slow initial demand. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7612 "2023-11-13T18:01:19Z")
Unions in Europe putting the heat on Elmo’s anti-union/anti-worker stance. > **[Tesla's Swedish Labor Situation Is Getting Harder To Ignore](https://jalopnik.com/teslas-swedish-labor-situation-is-getting-harder-to-ign-1851017002)** > > Metalworkers in Sweden may be joined by dockworkers and other unions to get a collective bargaining agreement done. Repair work, painting, shipping, and other unions are backing union representation at Tesla’s plant in Germany. Elmo should be able to easily deal with this situation now that he’s no longer CEO of Xitter or whatXer. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7613 "2023-11-13T20:47:49Z")
I asked my Tesla-owning coworker if he knew anyone who wanted to buy a Cybertruck. Surprisingly, he said yes - one of our co-engineers. A person I used to believe was of sound mind! ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7614 "2023-11-13T23:43:23Z")
Lol, they posted almost identical posts back to back. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7615 "2023-11-14T01:14:08Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Twit/X Xitter. (Pronounced, well, your guess won’t be wrong!) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7616 "2023-11-14T01:41:34Z")
We’re in the (mid-to-long-term) market for an EV, though I’m not keen on buying a Tesla so we’ll end up with something else, I’m 95% sure. However, a coworker of my SO got wind of our interest. Turns out said coworker, who drives a Tesla, is salivating over his chance to buy a Cybertruck. Apparently, if he convinces someone to test-drive a Tesla, he will get $275 off his Cybertruck purchase, or some such thing. He has therefore asked if we will please test-drive a Tesla so he can get his Cybertruck discount. I don’t mind doing that, but let’s just say my respect for said coworker, who I have never met and probably never will, is … not high. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7617 "2023-11-14T04:58:18Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Apparently, if he convinces someone to test-drive a Tesla, he will get $275 off his Cybertruck purchase, or some such thing. Yeah… Let’s see how that works out for him. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7618 "2023-11-14T05:45:00Z")
Yep. I realize I’ll need to be patient, but I do anticipate seeing how it all works out. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7619 "2023-11-14T13:50:18Z")
[![](https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images-webp/news/the-first-stealth-matte-black-cybertruck-was-spotted-tesla-chief-designer-was-driving-it-223955-7.jpeg.webp) ](https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images-webp/news/the-first-stealth-matte-black-cybertruck-was-spotted-tesla-chief-designer-was-driving-it-223955-7.jpeg.webp) A coworker posted this image in our chat and said it gives him chills. After seeing this picture he thinks people who buy trucks for looks will love it, and the rest of the truck people will want one because it’s highly functional. ETA: Just realized how far off the Twitter topic this is. But, in my defense, my coworker actually posted a link to a “X (Formerly Twitter)” post with this image, so that’s fair game, right? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7620 "2023-11-14T13:52:54Z")
“Hi, I’m Johnny Cab, and I’m now resistant to arrows and Tommy guns!” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7621 "2023-11-14T13:55:07Z")
> [@tofor](#): > > A coworker posted this image in our chat and said it gives him chills. Folks who dream of a Blade Runner urban hellscape future with them as the slaughter-happy hero are pretty obvious. Pretty pitiful too. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7622 "2023-11-14T13:57:31Z")
This guy is a Tesla fan from way back. Pretty far left politically. If he dreams of such a future he keeps it deeply under wraps, and it’s far from obvious. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7623 "2023-11-14T14:25:29Z")
The designer of the DeLorean remembers how that car faced similar criticism. > **[The legendary designer of the DeLorean has something to say about Tesla's...](https://www.npr.org/2023/11/14/1212575764/tesla-cybertruck-design-delorean-designer-giorgetto-giugiaro-interview)** > > Giorgetto Giugiaro, the legendary car designer behind the DeLorean DMC-12, weighs in on Tesla's Cybertruck and its polarizing design. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7624 "2023-11-14T14:32:01Z")
That’s the first picture of one of those I’ve seen that actually looked pretty cool. They may have made a mistake in producing this thing with stainless steel siding like a refrigerator instead of in gunmetal black. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7625 "2023-11-14T15:22:20Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > The designer of the DeLorean remembers how that car faced similar criticism. And the critics were right about that one. If not for the movie, the car would only be an odd, mostly forgotten footnote in history. You can pretty much tell it’s more about defending the DeLorean for him than actually liking the Cybertruck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=380) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=382)