Menlo Park, California, Labor Day Weekend:
Suppose that a Democrat wants to take a ride in a new Tesla Cybercab, coming soon to a city near you? He/she/ze/they wouldn’t want to be seen in the vehicle without a disclaimer on the back. How about selling temporary magnets and vinyl cling signs? Here are some ideas for the wording, but maybe readers will have better ones…
- Democrat on board
- I support autonomous driving, not autonomous trillionaires
- I hate Elon Musk
- I needed a ride. I didn’t join a cult.
- Robotaxi passenger — not a Tesla customer
- I did not choose the CEO
- Vehicle’s politics do not reflect those of its passenger
- (for the older rider) I booked this before I remembered who owns Tesla
- Temporarily occupied by a registered Democrat
- I am using this vehicle under protest
- I have serious concerns about the owner of this company
- This is transportation, not complicity (#FreePalestine)
- I am participating in this ride ironically
- NPR tote bag in the trunk
Figure $15 per magnet/sticker. A majority of Americans are Democrats. Tesla hopes to address the entire market. Each Democrat might need three stickers/magnets per year (some will fall off; the messages will lose their novelty). We can’t get money from babies, but the U.S. population is at least 343 million (nobody knows the true number because nobody knows how many migrants live among us). The total addressable market, therefore, should be approximately 150 million times $45 per year = $6.75 billion per year for Signs of Righteousness LLC. Does anyone see a flaw in this business plan?
Used to know a meth addict who financed his addiction by selling social justice and black lives matter signs online. Meth is expensive so he must have been successful