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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
I honestly think it's because they feel judged. If someone says Musk is bad and therefore they won't buy products that will help enrich him, people hear that as, "It's wrong for you to buy products that help enrich him." And it naturally follows that if they think they're being accused of wrong-doing, that others may see them as a bad person unless they can defend themselves. And in some cases they might be right. Although personally, I find consumer activism is hard. If you want to make a positive (or the least negative) impact on the world with your consumer choices, it's an incredibly daunting goal.
Even just with the environment you have total life-cycle emissions, the impact of mining or other resource extraction, the end of life disposal including recycling and toxicity of material to name a few. Then beyond the environment there's a company's labour practices, how many of the jobs are domestic, if any money goes to undesirable governments (like the China discussion earlier) or if the company or any of its owners supports harmful socio-political movements. And if you manage to find the perfect product in terms of the ethics, what if it's an inferior value in terms of cost or quality?There's just so much that it isn't surprising when a lot of people just give up and just buy whatever product they like the most. So it really doesn't make sense to judge people for not taking on something that daunting. Personally I just try to do my best but I don't have the time or energy to make perfectly informed choices on everything.
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Oh aren't we so busy judging each other nowadays? Young people judging old people, old people judging young people, car drivers judging cyclists, cyclists judging car drivers, religious group 1 judging religious group 2, right judging left, left judging right. On and on ad nauseam. Life is complicated enough, without wasting all this energy judging one another...
...which is different than having personal opinions which influence your personal decisions. For example, I think Musk is a dick and I don't want to support him. If others don't care about that it's none of my business. I also think Teslas are ugly (except the older Model S, and roadsters) and don't like the way they're put together, but that's just me. Other people obviously love them.
To simplify, it's your money so spend it in a way that works best for you. And forget about thinking about what you think everybody else is thinking. That's too much noise, and just gets in the way of living your life (which goes by quickly when you waste it on non-worthwhile things - like judging other people).
Just my opinion, but I hope we have more choices for EVs than Tesla or brands based in Communist China after 2035.