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The first consumer Tesla models came out in 2010. 15 years ago. And even then not everyone keeps tabs on what's up with the CEO of the company they're buying a car from, and is "observing" whether they're being a crappy human.
He only became an actually important public figure to be aware of and pay attention to more recently. The whole discussion framing Tesla owners as bad people does exactly nothing to improve any of the problems we're facing, it just needlessly antagonizes people and makes them feel guilty for something they very well may have done cause they just care about the electrification of cars as a means towards a healthier environment.
The only real purpose it serves is 1) advertising how angry you are about the problem which is worthless, and 2) let's people tell themselves they're fighting the good fight and being a good person by antagonizing random people.
So much of left wing culture feels like it's about sanctimoniously labeling people villians because it let's us feel better about ourselves. Its worse than a waste of energy. I feel we can do better.