Oddbean

One day I’m out for my walk and I see a Barbie PINK #Tesla Cybertruck. I’ve never been much of a car person. I’m happy with a Toyota, they last forever but it made me smile. Next day, I’m talking to a friend and telling him about the pink Cybertruck and he’s explaining things I could do to buy something like this. I am telling him I can’t afford such a thing, when out of the corner of my eye, I see it drive by! I run out to my balcony and snap a couple shots. I’m like OMG hang ON! So I send him the shots below. Here’s where it gets really weird! The next day, I follow this account on #Twitter that tells you when big tech people follow and unfollow each other and Elon Musk had unfollowed someone. I click on the unfollowed person and I’m scrolling his feed wondering who he is, and the PINK #CYBERTRUCK girl is one of his friends and suddenly I see it on his feed! I think this all means, it should be mine. Especially since she’s into XRP. HA! https://i.nostr.build/hF8P5rjwLPI0AIi5.jpg https://i.nostr.build/rceBoZoQWBWdqTZ9.jpg https://i.nostr.build/EZnvV3LGzGSwtZGr.jpg #Bitcoin #Nostr #Grownostr #Sunday #MiAMI @cuban @WedgeSocial

First, it needs some sort of decal it's too plain. Second I see no hard evidence here that you are indeed NOT cyberbarbie and think the xrp comment is disinformation to keep the truth while lowkey flexing 😂

I think Toyota as the world's largest auto manufacturer is in danger of being disrupted due to their status as an incumbent, and not a quick and nimble startup. Tony Seba has the best research I've encountered on technological trends, and he predicts massive decreases in car ownership due to autonomous EV ride hailing services becoming the norm, i.e. transportation as a service (TaaS), and costs being driven down to very low levels. As for Tesla, I'll be interested to see if their robotaxi service will be viable. Currently Waymo has the best technology, and Elon doesn't agree with their approach, but Waymo certainly has a much better safety record and is currently ahead, so we'll see.

Thanks for the zap! Yeah, the BYD Seagull is around $10,000. It won't be sold in the US, and I think they're right to be scared. Despite the price point, it looks like a decent vehicle. I think Tony Seba predicted $5,000 EVs with at least 200 miles of range by 2030, but what I want is the cheap ride hailing.

Yeah, Europe too I think. Here's a video on some of that research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqs0_3M-18c I think they're going to release updated research soon too, so I'm pretty interested to know what they'll say now.