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> Just saying that this 'brickable car' may be worth it for some.

Yes, and I'm sure that taking out huge mortgages on their houses was worth it for some people, especially just before 2007. But that doesn't mean that offering mortgages with no upfront payment is moral, or beneficial for the society. People can't properly value risk and most don't think long-term, so businesses can often trick them into doing things for short-term gain, long-term harm.




you're comparing unsustainable loans with a system to make a patently better (on most fronts) mode of driving available to the masses that can't afford a Tesla.


I'm just saying that all loans (given to the public) have a tendency to become unsunstainable.


Renting the battery is rather the opposite of a loan.




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