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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They’re only laughing because deep down they know they’re beta-cuck manlets who will never be an alpha-chad like you. It’s an involuntary nervous reaction to feeling viscerally outclassed and unmanned by your aura of effortless brocious dominance.

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Guys, I just can't figure out why my coworkers laugh at me when I show them my picture wearing a maid costume! What could possibly be funny about that?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 20 points 2 days ago (7 children)
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[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)

He forgot to gold plate his Tesla, that's why.

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 53 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My 6 year old son points and laughs at Cybertrucks. "It looks so weird. Why's it so pointy?" Direct quote

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (10 children)

I mean he could have bought a Lightning.

No, he bought a Cybertruck. That's why they are laughing.

Nothing to do with the electric truck.

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[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 49 points 2 days ago

Truely a mystery for the ages.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

”I was taking a right turn out of a convenience store driveway the other day, waiting for the traffic to go by, and noticed the driver, a female, was apparently laughing hysterically at my truck. She was alone, pointing at my truck and laughing hard.”

First: lmao

Second: that’s it? You are like a little baby.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 65 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"a female"

Yep, that language checks out.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Remove all the hype and it looks stupid

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[–] JollyG@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (5 children)

The cyber truck is, at this point, a malfunctioning status symbol. I suppose a 100K truck that sucks at being a truck is intended to communicate the driver is a successful tech guy but, whenever I see one, I think "there goes a rube". I have a similar reaction when I see those gaudy designer bags or "luxury" branded tee shirts. I don't think "there is someone who is successful" I think "that person is an idiot."

There should be a catchy term for status symbols that communicate the opposite of their intention. Stupidity symbol? Status irony? Status error? None of these really roll of the tongue.

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[–] Fredy1422@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago (5 children)

you cant pick up chicks in a cyber truck

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Because the front face of the car looks like it's exasperated by itself.

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Life. Don't talk to me about life.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

lol, imagine buying a fkn tesla.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (21 children)

I used to want one. They were super cool, but much like Volkswagen(sp) the era where Nazis owned them sucked.

Now I want a Rivian.

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[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There’s a Tesla showroom near me and dozens of cybertrucks out front, all in a couple of lines. They look even more ridiculous when they’re like that, like the point is really driven home about just how ugly they are.

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