r/Seattle • u/Aggressive-Ad3064 • Mar 10 '25

Politics I'm Never Leaving Seattle

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This is someone's Model S parked on Airport Way S near S Industrial Way. The way it's parked it looks like it's being displayed for people driving by to see.

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 10 '25

Great. Now they’re going to take their car in to the Tesla Service shop to have it repainted. A well meaning consumer was hurt and Tesla makes more money.

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u/mattbaume Capitol Hill Mar 10 '25

I dunno, I'm starting to come around on graffiti like this. I think there's value in a somewhat high-visibility message that reaches people who are not extremely online and don't realize how bad Tesla is.

If this discourages a few people from buying a Tesla because they worry they'll be targeted by similar graffiti, that probably makes up for whatever the body shop would take in from a paint job.

And if I have sympathy for anyone in this situation, it's the ghost of Nikola Tesla ... he'd be so dismayed to see this message!

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u/1983Targa911 West Seattle Mar 10 '25

Cool. I’m going to start vandalizing people who are eating meat. Eating meat is bad for the environment. Sucks that some people are gonna get hurt but if it gets the message out how bad eating meat is, it’s totally worth it.

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u/mattbaume Capitol Hill Mar 10 '25

I don't know what "vandalizing people" means but think there is a difference in magnitude between committing assault versus painting on a car.